Project Gutenberg's Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace., by William Hauff

This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

Title: Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace.

Author: William Hauff

Translator: Edward L. Stowell

Release Date: April 24, 2010 [EBook #32109]

Language: English

Character set encoding: ASCII

*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALES OF THE CARAVAN ***

Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive

Transcriber's Note:
1. Page scan source:
http://www.archive.org/details/talesofcaravanin00haufrich

TALES

OF THE

CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.

TALES

OF THE

CARAVAN, INN, AND PALACE.

BY
WILLIAM HAUFF.

WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS.

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN
BY
EDWARD L. STOWELL.

CHICAGO:
JANSEN, McCLURG, & COMPANY.
1882.

COPYRIGHT,
JANSEN, MCCLURG & COMPANY.
1881.

PRINTED BY DONNELLEY, GASSETTE & LOYD.

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

In introducing to American readers these charming and unique Tales, a
few details may properly be given of their author's life and literary
work. The record, though brief, is one of unusual interest.

Wilhelm Hauff was born at Stuttgart, Germany, in 1802, and received his
education at Tuebingen. He graduated from the University, in 1824, with
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; and for the following two years
filled the position of tutor in a nobleman's family. It was during the
leisure hours afforded by this occupation that he composed the greater
part of the works upon which his fame rests. In 1826 he published his
"_Maerchenalmanach auf das Jahr 1826, fuer Soehne und Toech