Excerpt from Pole Poppenspaler In personal appearance Theodor Storm was a stately man, broad shouldered, erect, and tall. His massive head was covered with an abundance of light-brown, later snow-white hair; and his kind face enlivened by large, blue eyes, made such a deep impression, that once seen it could not easily be forgotten. Although of high standing as a lyric poet, Storm is more widely known as the writer of short stories just fifty in number - the magic charm of which is due to sweetness of language, tenderness of sentiment, and an ever-present love of nature. Through most of them runs an undertone of sadness and melancholy, of lost hopes, and disappointed lives; reminiscence, frequently coupled with resignation and renunciation, being their keynote. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.