Although the Brothers Grimm and Hans Andersen came to dominate the world of fairytales in the second half of the nineteenth century, they were not the only collectors or authors of fairytales to gain an English-speaking public during this period. Other German collectors of traditional tales are dealt with elsewhere, but of those writers who composed their own tales Wilhelm Hauff heads the list. His Marchen, whether published as a book or separately, have kept a firm place in German children's reading from the time of their first appearance right to the present day. Equally, there has been a...

Although the Brothers Grimm and Hans Andersen came to dominate the world of fairytales in the second half of the nineteenth century, they were not the only collectors or authors of fairytales to gain an English-speaking public during this period. Other German collectors of traditional tales are dealt with elsewhere, but of those writers who composed their own tales Wilhelm Hauff heads the list. His Marchen, whether published as a book or separately, have kept a firm place in German children's reading from the time of their first appearance right to the present day. Equally, there has been a...

Sie konnen denken, was Sie wollen; es ist dort nicht geheuer in dieser Nacht ... Entgegen aller Warnungen lasst der Marchendichter Wilhelm Hauff sich fur eine Nacht in den Bremer Ratskeller sperren. Was dort geschieht, hatte er sich in seinen kuhnsten Traumen nicht vorstellen konnen ... Wilhelm Hauff zu Ehren wurde bereits im 19. Jahrhundert kurz nach Erscheinen des Werks ein Saal im Bremer Ratskeller nach dem Schriftsteller benannt.