The Life Story and Real Adventures of the Poor Man of Toggenburg
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1970. First UK Edition. Post octavo : pp. [viii] 224 : top edge dyed red : brown cloth covered boards lettered in bronze on the spine and decorated in green : illustrated paper dust jacket (price-clipped). Item #15731
The Life Story and Real Adventures of the Poor Man of Toggenburg is the autobiography of the 18th-century Swiss writer and autodidact Ulrich Bräker. The book, originally published in German, is a classic of Swiss literature, presenting Bräker's life as an unspoiled "natural man" from the lower classes.
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