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Mark Twain in German-Language Newspapers and Periodicals

Schmid, Hermann Theodor

Schmid, Hermann Theodor (1815-1880)

Preliminary notes:

English Wikipedia page
Very detailed biographical entry in Deutsche Biographie
Biographical entry at Literaturportal Bayern
Selected publications in digital format (including Der Habermeister)
Various materials collected in Bavarikon

Schmid's novel Der Habermeister was reprinted in serialized form in the German American newspaper Der Westbote (Columbus, Ohio), beginning on January 6, 1870.

An English translation of Der Habermeister was published in 1869: The Habermeister: A tale of the Bavarian Mountains. Translated from the German of Herman Schmid. New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1869. [Source: New York Herald, June 18, 1869]. The Chicago Tribune printed a brief review of the book (July 17, 1869).

Information about the meaning of "Habermeister" and "Haberfeldtreiben" is available in Brockhaus Konversationslexikon (Leipzig, Berlin und Wien, 14. Auflage, 1894-1896, Vol. 8, p. 619).

The newspaper Freie Presse für Texas printed an obituary on November 6, 1880.

This page is referenced by:

[Book as a newspaper subscription reward] | 08 June 1899

Nebraska Staats-Anzeiger. [volume] (Lincoln, Nebraska), 08 June 1899. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2017270200/1899-06-08/ed-1/seq-9/>

Transcription	English Translation
Prämie No. 73	Subscription reward No. 73
Der Habermeister.	Der Habermeister.
Roman aus dem bairischen Volksleben von Herman Schmid.	Novel about Bavarian village life by Herman Schmid [Hermann von Schmid].
Wer je einen Roman dieses volksthümlichen Schriftstellers gelesen hat, wird die vorzüglichen Charakter-Zeichnungen, die spannende, packende Handlung und die leicht verständliche Schreibweise dieses beliebten Gartenlaube-Journalisten zu schätzen verstehen.	Anyone who has ever read a novel by this folkloric writer will appreciate the exquisite characterisations, the exciting, gripping plot, and the easy-to-understand writing style of this popular “Gartenlaube” [popular magazine] journalist.
Skizzen von Mark Twain.	Sketches by Mark Twain.
1. Zeitungsschreiberei in Tennessee.	1. Journalism in Tennessee.
2. Wie ich eine landwirthschaftliche Zeitung redigirte.	2. How I Edited an Agricultural Newspaper.
Diese zwei prachtvollen Skizzen aus der Feder des größten amerikanischen Humoristen bilden einen Anhang in diesem Prämienbuche und sind gewiss Allen willkommen.	These two splendid sketches from the pen of the greatest American humorist form an appendix in this book and will certainly be appreciated by all.
Diese schöne Prämie, enthaltend den Roman „Der Habermeister“ und zwei Skizzen von Mark Twain, die „Lincoln Freie Presse“ nebst „Deutscher Amer. Farmer“ und „Der Hausfreund“, dazu im Januar einen großen illustrirten Kalender, alles zusammen für 85 Cts.	This beautiful subscription reward includes the novel “Der Habermeister” and two sketches by Mark Twain, the “Lincoln Freie Presse” together with “Deutscher Amer. Farmer” and “Der Hausfreund,” plus, in January, a large illustrated calendar; everything for 85 cts.