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  • Published: 26 February 2015
  • ISBN: 9780141398037
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 96

How a Ghastly Story Was Brought to Light by a Common or Garden Butcher's Dog



'The devil gave the woman a nudge: "Look at that belt full of money peeping out from under the butcher's shirt!"'

Written for a local German journal and published in 1811, these fabulous, funny, jewel-like miniature tales describe con men, tricksters, disasters, murders, rascals and lovers, and include Franz Kafka's favourite story.

  • Published: 26 February 2015
  • ISBN: 9780141398037
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 96