The German Bestseller in the Late Nineteenth Century Nature_Gift_Guide Guatemalan Rhapsody offers a kaleidoscopic

Guatemalan Rhapsody offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of an ever-changing country

By the time spring arrives

reminiscent of Margaret Wise Brown's work in the elemental words

Step-by-step instructions for creating magnificent floral arrangements

The second book in the enthralling and lyrical Sumerians trilogy

The German Bestseller in the Late Nineteenth Century Nature_Gift_Guide Guatemalan Rhapsody offers a kaleidoscopicA muchneeded look at the fiction that was actually read by masses of Germans in the late nineteenth century, and the conditions of its publication and reception. The late nineteenth century was a crucial period for the development of German fiction. Political unification and industrialization were accompanied by the rise of a mass market for German literature, and with it the beginnings ofthe German bestseller. Offering escape, romance, or adventure,