1888 Ulric the Farm Servant. A Story of the Bernese Lowland

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Leather Binding, Original Binding, Signed Binding

'Ulric the Farm Servant' is a novel by the Swiss novelist Jeremais Gotthelf. The novel tells the story of Ulric, a poor peasant labourer. Over the course of the novel, he develops into the owner of a prosperous farm. Gotthelf also wrote a sequel to this novel, entitled 'Ulric the Tenant'. Gotthelf started his writing career late in life, after working in the church. Some of his other works include 'The Black Spider', 'Anne-Babi Jowager', 'Kathi, die Grossmutter', and 'Die Kaserei in der Vehfreude'. Translated into English from the original German by Julia Firth. In a Palmer Howe and Co binding, with their binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper. Revised and edited with notes by John Ruskin. Ruskin was the most influential art critic of the Victorian era, who also wrote widely on various other subjects, including architecture, education, botany, and politics.