Transcriber’s note Variable spelling and hyphenation have been retained. Minor punctuation inconsistencies have been silently repaired. A list of the changes made can be found at the end of the book. Formatting and special characters are indicated as follows: _italic_ _INTERNATIONAL HUMOUR._ EDITED BY W. H. DIRCKS. THE HUMOUR OF GERMANY. [Illustration: “HE WAS TOO FOND OF DELIVERING LONG SPEECHES AT THE ALEHOUSE.” [_See page 410._] THE HUMOUR OF GERMANY SELECTED AND TRANSLATED, WITH INTRODUCTION AND BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX, BY HANS MÜLLER-CASENOV: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY C. E. BROCK. [Illustration] LONDON 1892 WALTER SCOTT LTD. CONTENTS. PAGE INTRODUCTION xi MASTER FOX, THE CONFESSOR--_Hugo von Trimberg_ (1260-1309) 1 ST. PETER’S LESSON--_Hans Sachs_ (1494-1576) 4 A RAID ON THE PARSON’S KITCHEN--_Christoffel von Grimmelshausen_ (1620-1676) 6 THE REVOLT IN THE THEATRE--_Ludwig Tieck_ (1773-1853) 12 THE UNACCOUNTABLE STRANGER--_Ludwig Tieck_ 24 VAN DER KABEL’S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT--_Jean Paul Friedrich Richter_ (1763-1825) 28 DIVISION OF LABOUR IN MATTERS SENTIMENTAL--_Jean Paul Friedrich Richter_ 35 A TENDER-HEARTED CRITIC--_Jean Paul Friedrich Richter_ 37 THE ACCIDENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED STRANGER--_August von Kotzebue_ (1761-1819) 38 HOW THE VICAR CAME AROUND--_Heinrich Zschokke_ (1771-1848) 49 THE MAN WHO SOLD HIS SHADOW--_A. von Chamisso_ (1781-1838) 62 THE GHOST OF DR. ASCHER--_Heinrich Heine_ (1799-1856) 66 TOURISTS AT THE BROCKEN--_Heinrich Heine_ 70 MY APPRECIATIVE FRIEND--_Heinrich Heine_ 72 “MADAM, DO YOU KNOW THE OLD PLAY?”--_Heinrich Heine_ 73 VERSES FROM HEINE 100 ABOUT MONEY--_M. G. Saphir_ (1795-1858) 105 A NIGHT IN THE BREMER RATHSKELLER--_Wilhelm Hauff_ (1802-1827) 107 THE DUEL WITH THE DEVIL--_Wilhelm Hauff_ 125 EDITORIAL CO-OPERATION--_Wilhelm Hauff_ 130 MOZART’S JOURNEY TO PRAGUE--_Edward Mörike_ (1804-1875) 133 A RABID PHILOSOPHER (AUCH EINER)--_Friedrich Theodor v. Vischer_ (1807-1889) 146 HIS SERENITY WILL BUILD A PALACE--_Fritz Reuter_ (1810-1874) 159 HIS SERENITY AND THE THUNDER-STORM--_Fritz Reuter_ 167 THE LIEUTENANT’S DINNER--_Fritz Reuter_ 177