Sintram and His Companions
Methuen & Co., 1908.
First edition, illustrated by E. J. Sullivan. Red cloth with gilt lettering and embellishments. Translated by A C Farquharson, with a frontispiece from an Engraving by Albrecht Durer. Twenty black and white illustrations by Edmund J Sullivan. A very good copy, with some fading to the spine as usual.
Fouqué's inspiration for this folk tale (originally published in 1814) was the engraving of The Knight, Death and the Devil by Dürer. As Undine represented spring, so Sintram represented winter and the whole story shivers with ice, snow, frost and bitter winds. Set in the late Middle Ages, it is a product of Fouqué's deep preoccupation with Norse literature, culture and mythology. William Morris became an admirer of Sintram and his Companions and in Little Women, by Louisa M Alcott, Jo expresses a desire to receive the book as a Christmas present.
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