Friedrich Hebbel
Writing
Biography
Friedrich Hebbel was a German playwright, poet, and storyteller. His pseudonym in his youth was Dr. J. F. Franz.
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Maria Magdalene
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Mother and Child
Consul Petersen and his wife are desperate, because they lost their only child and can’t have another. At the same time, the maid Anna is expecting a child, whose father, Jurgen, works in a sawmill. When both of them lose their jobs, they fear they won’t be able to feed the newborn. Thus, they strike a deal with the Petersens, which works for both couples: Anna and Jurgen will receive a farm from the Petersens, free and clear; and the two will allow the Petersens to adopt the child. Anna and Jurgen marry and are quite happy; but when the child is finally born, Anna doesn’t wish to surrender him and flees with the child into the Wattenmeer.
Mother and Child
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Das Geschick der Julia Tobaldi
A poor couple decides to sell their child to a wealthy couple in the city in order to buy a good piece of land.