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Berthold Auerbach (1812–1882)
Auerbach, Berthold (ou’er-bäch). An eminent German novelist; born at Nordstetten, Würtemberg, Feb. 28, 1812; died at Cannes, France, Feb. 8, 1882. His ‘Black Forest Village Stories’ (1843) was received with universal favor, translated into nearly all European languages, and established his fame. To this class of tales belong also ‘The Professor’s Lady’ (1847); ‘Little Barefoot’ (1856); ‘Joseph in the Snow’ (1860); ‘Edelweiss’ (1861); ‘After Thirty Years,’ new village stories (1876). His first effort in the field of the novel, ‘New Life’ (1851), met with little favor; but ‘On the Heights’ (1865) constituted the crowning success of his literary career. It was followed by ‘The Villa on the Rhine’ (1868); ‘Waldfried, a Family History’ (1874); and ‘The Head Forester’ (1879); ‘Brigitta’ (1880). (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).