Der Unterliegende ist immer philosophisch gestimmt.[4]
—Sudermann.
Hermann Sudermann, a celebrated German novelist and dramatist, was born at Matziken, East Prussia, September 30, 1857. Among his works are: “Dame Care,” “In the Twilight,” “Honor,” “The Cat Bridge,” “The Destruction of Sodom,” “Brothers and Sisters,” “Home,” “Battle of the Butterflies,” “Iolanthe’s Wedding,” “Once on a Time,” “The Undying Past,” “Das Hohe Lied,” “Strand-kinder,” “The Indian Lily,” “Der gute Ruf,” etc.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] I have often thought that however learnedly you may talk about it, one knows nothing but what he learns from his own experience.
[2] The style is the man himself.
[3] Nature made him, and then broke the mould.
[4] The losing side is always philosophically inclined.