English and Pennsylvania German dialect on opposite pages.
Summary
Includes selections from Poe, Goldsmith, Shakespeare, Riley, the Bible, Longfellow, and Coleridge, also "The Night Before Christmas,"in English with facing-page translations into the German dialect.
"Part of the material in the following pages was originally collected and presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in the University of Pennsylvania." - Pref.
"Sex [p. 345-357] The superstitions under this rubric are printed in a separate fascicle."
Articles published in the Middleburgh (Pa.) Post under the heading "Brief fum Hawsa" and signed "Gottlieb Boonastiel," a character created by the author. cf. Introd. and Pref.
Library has v. 1: A -- v. 2: B -- v. 3: C, D, E -- v. 4: F, G -- v. 5: H, I, J -- v. 6 : K, L -- v. 7: M, N -- v. 8: O, P, R. - v. 9: S. - v, 10: T,U, V. - v. 11: W, Y, Z -- v.12: Supplement.
