Anarchistbanjo's World

In this book we meet several unforgettable characters. Adalbert Semilasso , a young poet, makes a devil’s pact with the great Industrialist Thomas Bezug who has a hobby of collecting people. Unknown to Adalbert, Bezug has also captured his sister Nella as his unwilling mistress. Adalbert falls in love with the Tower Keeper’s daughter Regina, but Bezug’s twisted daughter Elizabeth has her hooks in Adalbert and won’t let him go. In the meantime Thomas Bezug has a plan to take control of the entire world and only the elusive magician Eleagabal Kuperus can stop him and save Adalbert from ruin. This book is translated into the English language for the first time by Joe E. Bandel.

It is available as a hardcover, paperback, and Epub.

Doctor Robert Wendlow is called upon to help the Baron von Schwarzenfeld and his beautiful Frau Wera. Wera is suffering from a mysterious ailment that is robbing her of her health and vitality. She is having dark dangerous dreams that seem to involve the life of her grandmother and the mysterious Professor Choriander – who is much more than he seems. This fast paced occult thriller really shows off the writing skills of the forgotten German author Georg von der Gabelentz. Now translated for the first time into the English language by Joe E. Bandel.

Available as hardcover, paperback and Epub versions.

Jugend and Simplicissimus were two of the most popular literary and art periodicals of their time and were highly competitive with each other. So I have been highly curious to compare the two. So far my favorite has been Simplicissimus but I want to give Jugend some time and see if it will grow on me as well. This issue kind of gets off on the wrong foot by singing the praises of Bismark and the War of 1870 of which I really have no interest. Stories include:

Master of All Arts by F.v.O.; The War of 1870 by Tanera; Farewell and Gone by Albert Matthael; Spring Wind by Lisbeth Lindemann; Dusk on the Lake by Hermann von Lingg; Before and After; After and Before by Paul Heyse; The Never-Embarrassed by Georg Botticher; The Brain of Our Dear Sisters by Georg Hirth (which is satire) This issue is free to download as an Epub or PDF file.

Jugend Vol 1, No. 3

This beautiful issue really touches the heart in so many ways! It is my favorite so far and I only wish that others could experience the magic that is in these stories! In this isssue: Ruth by Jakob Wassermann; Round Table by Arthur Holitscher; In the Castle of Mirabel by Otto Julius Bierbaum; The Over-Excited Person by Arthur Schnitzler; Prayer by Korsiz Holm; The Poor Girl by Frank Wedekind; Rival by Marcel Prüévost. This issue is free to download as Epub and PDF on my Patreon page. I encourage people to read these first issues and fall in love with them as I have and consider becoming patrons!

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