Dykemaster, the (1888) [Novel]
by Theodor Storm
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Summary
(From the publisher):
The Dykemaster is the tale of a visionary young north Friesian Deichgraf of the 18th century, creator of a new form of dyke. The short-sighted and self-seeking community with which he is at odds turns him into a phantom, seen riding his grey along the dyke whenever the sea threatens to break through. The rationalistic storyteller, in a highly sophisticated narrative structure, belongs to a later age, and what he relates is a veiled critique of the dyke officials of his own day.
Original title: Der Schimmelreiter
Alternative titles: The Rider on the White Horse
Original languages:
German
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Genre: Fiction→ General Fiction→ Literary Fiction/classics
This work is a subwork of the following works :
Three Eerie Tales from 19th Century German (1975) [Anthology]
Authors: Theodor Storm
, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
, Jeremias Gotthelf
Eight German Novellas (1997) [Anthology]
Authors: Gottfried Keller
, Theodor Storm
, Ludwig Tieck
, Heinrich von Kleist
, Eduard Mörike
, Georg Büchner
, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Notes:
- This book has been published under various English titles: The Rider on the White Horse, The White Horseman, The White Horse Rider, The Shimmel Rider, etc. as well as under the title The Dykemaster
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