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Colourful stones (Bunte Steine)

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Originally published
  
1852

Author
  
Adalbert Stifter

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Works by Adalbert Stifter, Classical Studies books

Colourful stones (German: Bunte Steine) is the name of six novellas by Adalbert Stifter, published in two volumes in 1853 by Gustav Heckenast in Pest. The subtitle is: Ein Festgeschenk (a present).

Editions

Five out of six novellas already existed in preceding editions:

  • Granit (Granite) 1848 as Die Pechbrenner (Vergißmeinnicht. Taschenbuch für 1849)
  • Kalkstein (Limestone) 1847 as Der arme Wohlthäter (Austria. Österreichischer Universal-Kalender für das Schaltjahr 1848)
  • Turmalin 1851 as Der Pförtner im Herrenhause (Libussa. Jahrbuch für 1852)
  • Bergkristall (Rock Crystal) 1845 as Der heilige Abend (Die Gegenwart. Politisch literarisches Tageblatt)
  • Bergmilch 1843 as Wirkungen eines weißen Mantels (Wiener Zeitschrift für Kunst, Literatur, Theater und Mode)

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