HÖHER ALS DIE KIRCHE (CLASSIC REPRINT)

Excerpt from Höher Als Die KircheFrau Wilhelmine von Hillern, the daughter of the actress and dramatic writer Charlotte birch-pfeiffer, was born in Munich in 1836 and is still living. While not destined to attain a great name in German literature, she has written a. Number of novels and plays which have cuj oyed considerable popularity. To the fact that her home for many years was in Freiburg (breisgau), near the scene of this tale, is to be ascribed her interest in the f ate of the cathedral at Altbrei sach and its early history. To appreciate fully the patriotic note which really constitutes the essence of this story the student should either read the not very difficult introduc tion and conclusion himself, or be made familiar with their subj ect-matter through the translation of the instructor. The American student, while bearing in mind that the imagi nation of the whole German people was powerfully stirred by the events of the franco-prussian war, which had cape cial significance for those as close to the scene of combat as was Frau von Hillern in her home at Freiburg, should remember also that it meant much more than the defense of the frontier and the recovery of the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, it meant a reunited Germany and the awaken ing of the national consciousness to the past greatness and glory of the Fatherland and to its future possibilities.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain