19th February 1940
'Die bunten Hefte für unsere...'
'Aus dem Schatzkästlein des rheinischen Hausfreundes' by Johann Peter Hebel, #2 in the series, 'Die bunten Hefte für unsere Soldaten'. Published by W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart, 1939. Sent to a soldier at FPN 18768 (Surveying Department 602). Ref: 19.02.1940 - 1/41
The book: The Treasure Chest of the Rhenish Family Friend is a collection of stories and calendar stories that Johann Peter Hebel compiled and published in Tübingen by Cotta in 1811. The collection includes anecdotes, short stories and jokes that Hebel had already published between 1803 and 1806 in the Baden Land Calendar and from 1807 to 1811 in its successor, the Rheinländischer Hausfreund. An example from this is The Cunning Hussar.
'Die bunten Hefte für unsere Soldaten'
Published by W. Kohlhammer in Stuggart the 'Die bunten Hefte...' book series were designed to be posted through the feldpost system directly to service personnel of the Wehrmacht. Addressed copies are less common.
THE SERIES CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING BOOKS
(publications found within the Brief History collection are in bold text)
First Series
1 - Da lacht der Soldat 2 - J.P. Hebel, Aus dem Schatzkästlein des rheinischen Hausfreundes 3 - Gottfried Keller, Der schlimm-heilige Vitalis/ Die mißlungene Vergiftung 4 - Die geichichte von den Sieben Schwaben 5 - E.T.A. Hoffmann, Der Artushof 6 - E.M. Arndt, Katechismus für den teutschen Kriegs und Wehrmann 7 - Die Wallfahrt nach Ganslosen und andere Geschichten 8 - Heinrich v. Kleist, Der Zweikampf 9 - K.G. Gößele, Liebe mit Vernunft 10 - Fabeln und Schwänke 11 - Wilhelm Hauff, Das kalte Herz 12 - Edmund Finke, Die vier Angelhaken/ Der Mord in der Parkstraße
Second Series
13 - Da lacht der Soldat erst recht! 14 - Helmut Renz, Der Wildschütz 15 - Die schönsten Lügengeschichten des Freiherrn v. Münchhausen 16 - Edmunde Finke, Das Geheimnis des Stahlschranks 17 - Erich Bernhardt, Det is Berlin 18 - Th. Storm, Die Regentrude 19 -
Third Series
Fourth Series
37 - Erich Bernhardt, Det is nochmals Berlin 38 -
Fifth Series
Sixth Series
69 - J.W. von Goethe, Das Märchen
Seventh Series
Eighth Series
Ninth Series
98 - 'Luwig Richters Heimkehr aus Italien'. Ref: 1/14
Tenth Series
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