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'''Friedrich August Schulze''' (1 June 1770 – 4 September 1849) was a German novelist, who wrote under the [[pen name]] '''Friedrich Laun'''. Schulze was born in [[Dresden]]. His first novel, ''[[Der Mann, auf Freiersfüssen]]'' (1801), was favorably received. He wrote many volumes, and with [[Johann August Apel]] edited a [[ghost story]] anthology ''[[Das Gespensterbuch]]'' ("The Ghost Book") (1811–1815).<ref>{{Cite ADB|32|768|769|Schulze, Friedrich August|Friedrich Kummer|ADB:Schulze, Friedrich August}}</ref><ref>{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Schulze, Friedrich August|year=1905}}</ref> [[Thomas de Quincey]], who translated |
'''Friedrich August Schulze''' (1 June 1770 – 4 September 1849) was a German novelist, who wrote under the [[pen name]] '''Friedrich Laun'''. Schulze was born in [[Dresden]]. His first novel, ''[[Der Mann, auf Freiersfüssen]]'' (1801), was favorably received. He wrote many volumes, and with [[Johann August Apel]] edited a [[ghost story]] anthology ''[[Das Gespensterbuch]]'' ("The Ghost Book") (1811–1815).<ref>{{Cite ADB|32|768|769|Schulze, Friedrich August|Friedrich Kummer|ADB:Schulze, Friedrich August}}</ref><ref>{{Cite NIE|wstitle=Schulze, Friedrich August|year=1905}}</ref> [[Thomas de Quincey]], who translated several of Laun's stories into English, noted his "great popularity" and opined, "the unelaborate narratives of Laun are mines of what is called ''Fun''".<ref name=Quincey>{{cite book |last=Quincey|first=Thomas de|date=1862|chapter=The Incognito; or Count Fitz-Hum|title=Style and Rhetoric and other papers|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Adam and Charles Black|page=1-2|author-link=Thomas de Quincey}}</ref> |
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Friedrich August Schulze (1 June 1770 – 4 September 1849) was a German novelist, who wrote under the pen name Friedrich Laun. Schulze was born in Dresden. His first novel, Der Mann, auf Freiersfüssen (1801), was favorably received. He wrote many volumes, and with Johann August Apel edited a ghost story anthology Das Gespensterbuch ("The Ghost Book") (1811–1815).[1][2] Thomas de Quincey, who translated several of Laun's stories into English, noted his "great popularity" and opined, "the unelaborate narratives of Laun are mines of what is called Fun".[3]
References
- ^ Friedrich Kummer (1891), "Schulze, Friedrich August", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 32, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 768–769
- ^ Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- ^ Quincey, Thomas de (1862). "The Incognito; or Count Fitz-Hum". Style and Rhetoric and other papers. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. p. 1-2.
External links
Works by or about Friedrich August Schulze at Wikisource- Works by or about Friedrich Laun at the Internet Archive
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