Excerpt from Geschichten Vom RheinThese stories were written fourteen years ago, and have been used in manuscript form in many intermediate and advanced classes as a reader, and as material for conversa tion and composition. The pleasure they have afforded to both pupils and teacher is due principally to the fact that, although differing in subject and character, they form a complete unit, the stories beginning at the sources of the Rhine, and following continuously the course of the river to its mouths. Through them the author has had ample opportunity to acquaint his students with many geograph ical, historical, and literary facts, and to awaken in them an interest, and oftentimes a. Love, for German traditions and customs.While bearing in mind that the chief aim of the stu dents was to learn to speak, read, and write the German language, the author has been able constantly to picture to their imagination scenes from the past and present of Germany. He sincerely hopes that other teachers also will find it fit and profitable to use this Reader in the same manner.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.