Wilhelm Hauff (1802-1827)
Lichtenstein Castle (located near Honau in the Swabian Alb, Baden-Wurttenberg, Germany)
The first book I read in my life was “Fairy Tales”, written by Wilhelm Hauff. It is, in my view, probably one of the best books ever written. And Hauff (a German Romanticist writer)… well, if you have time, just read something about his life and work here and here.
You can read some of his Fairy Tales in English here. If you are a German reader, you may want to take a look at more Fairy Tales here.
Works of Wilhelm Hauff at Project Gutenberg here.
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