Gravelotte

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Excerpt from Gravelotte: Chapter XIV of Jörn Uhl Previous to the appearance and phenomenal success of the novel J6m Uhl. From which a chapter is presented in the following pages, gustav frenssen, though enjoying among a smaller circle a fair reputation as a novelist, was unknown to the great mass of readers of German fiction. His birthplace lies in the Prussian province of Schleswig Holstein, more particularly in the so-called Dithmarschen German marshes), by which name is meant the district of the North Sea coast spread between the mouths of the Elbe and the Eider rivers. There is an old saying: Hol satia non cantat. No wonder that so sombre a region is inhabi by a serious race. Its homes encroach, so to speak, on the domain of the sea, the rightful lord, the sea, is barely kept off his own by means of insecure bulwarks. In such perpetually menaced parts life becomes, in the veri est sense, a struggle of man against the superior force of the element. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.