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| 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] |
| The Higher Altruism—Fritz Reuter | [181] |
| My Pictures—Fritz Reuter | [182] |
| Liszt expected at an Evening Party—E. Kossak
(1814-1880) | [188] |
| A Prince in Disguise—Gottfried Keller (1815-1887) | [196] |
| A Disreputable Saint—Gottfried Keller | [203] |
| Military Inspection—F. W. Hackländer (1816-1877) | [221] |
| The King of Maccaroonia—Professor Volkmann (1830-1891) | [225] |
| The Sad Tale of Seven Kisses—Professor Volkman | [232] |
| A Country Comedy—Heinrich Schaumberger (1843-1874) | [235] |
| How Blindschleicher went Courting—P. K. Rosegger | [249] |
| “Whom First we Love”—H. von Kahlenberg | [255] |
| Wooing the Gallows—W. H. Riehl | [261] |
| Elective Affinities—Franz von Schönthan | [274] |
| Hot Punch—Julius Stinde | [281] |
| Woman—Bogumil Golz (1801-1870) | [284] |
| A Christmas Tale—Eduard Pötzl | [288] |
| The Case of Minckwitz—Paul Lindau | [293] |
| Students’ Songs— | |
| Old Assyrian-Jonah—Joseph Victor Scheffel | [304] |
| Heinz von Stein | [305] |
| Brigand Song | [306] |
| A Farthing and a Sixpence—Count Albert von Schlippenbach | [307] |
| The Teutoburger Battle—J. V. Scheffel | [308] |
| The Last Pair of Breeches—J. V. Scheffel | [311] |
| Enderle von Ketsch—J. V. Scheffel | [313] |
| God and the Lover—Old German | [316] |
| Unintentional Witticisms of the Absent-minded German Professor | [317] |
| The Incarceration of the Herr Professor—Ernst Eckstein | [320] |
| Our War-Correspondent—Julius Stettenheim | [335] |
| Schnorps’ Swallow-Tail—Fritz Brentano | [339] |
| The Man of Order—Johannes Scherr | [352] |
| The Luxury of Going about Incognito—Hans Arnold | [359] |
| The Inner Life of the Second-Class Cab-Driver—Ernst von
Wildenbruch | [382] |
| Bon-Mots | [404] |
| The Early Days of a Genius—Wilhelm Raabe | [408] |
| Newspaper Humour | [423] |
| Biographical Index of Writers | [431] |