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A TRAGEDY OF CHILDHOOD BY FRANK WEDEKIND
Translated from the German by Francis J. Ziegler
THIRD EDITION
PHILADELPHIA BROWN BROTHERS 1912
Copyright, 1910 BY BROWN BROTHERS

That it is a fatal error to bring up children, either boys or girls, in ignorance of their sexual nature is the thesis of Frank Wedekind's drama “Frühlings Erwachen.” From its title one might suppose it a peaceful little idyl of the youth of the year. No idea a could be more mistaken. It is a tragedy of frightful import, and its action is concerned with the development of natural instincts in the adolescent of both sexes.