Folk-lore and Legends: German

by Anonymous

Contains the following stories:

Gaffer Death
The Legend of Paracelsus
Hans in Luck
The Grey Mare in the Garret
The Water Spirit
Peter Klaus
The Legend of Rheineck
The Cellar of the Old Knights in the Kyffhauser
The Fisherman and his Wife
The Mouse Tower
The Dancers
The Little Shroud
The Arch Rogue
Brother Merry
Fastrada
The Jew in the Bush
The Elves
The Conclave of Corpses
Legends of Rubezahl, or Number-Nip
The Hunter Hakelnberg and the Tut-Osel
The Alraun
The Goose-Girl
Hans Jagenteufel
The Waits of Bremen
The Flaming Castle
The Monks at the Ferry
Doctor All-Wise
The White Maiden
The Sturgeon
St. Andrew's Night

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

Genres: Mythology, Ebooks

103 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2011

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[A.R. Jarvis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a pretty good book of German folk-lore and legends. The lesser known stories are generally faux-historical, and often include zombies or other sorts of undead. The folk tales are typical stories of the sort, and many are fairly well-known.

Overall the book's tone was pretty good. It could probably be read to older children, but you'd want to read over it first, and only if they like scary stories.

HOWEVER, there was one story which is horribly anti-Semitic. In this book it's called 'The Jew in the Bush' but it's also known and hated as 'The Jew Among the Thorns' in other sources. This version is not quite as awful as some, but I'd still suggest steering clear of it.

[Janith Pathirage · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the story 'The Conclave of Corpses'. It has a strong resemblance to M.J Lewis's famous horror Gothic novel, 'The Monk'. It was somewhat chilling tale. Enjoyed the gloomy atmosphere of this cemetery and its horrific inhabitants. To bad we'll never get to know who wrote this short story. Who ever he is, he got style.

[Mark Schlechty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but lacking true connection to the reader

Some of the stories were interesting, but they neither stirred the heart where the imagination . They were very simple and plain stories . It is worth reading , but some of the details from other nations seem to be more enjoyable .