Between the publication of his first novel,

Die Chronik der Sperlingsgasse

[The Chronicle of Sparrow Alley, 1856],

and the novel fragment

Altershausen

[Altershausen, posthumously published 1911], Wilhelm Karl Raabe published sixty-seven novels, novellas, and short stories, not counting an almost equal number of poems. Although he also produced over five hundred watercolor paintings and sketches, his talent as a painter remained unacknowledged during his lifetime and rarely received scholarly or other attention since. Raabe enjoyed initial financial success and critical acclaim with

Die Chronik der Sperlingsgasse

, which he published under the pseudonym Jakob Corvinus; however, except for

Der Hungerpastor

[

The Hunger Pastor

, 1863-64], no subsequent work matched the market success of his…

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Citation: Malakaj, Ervin. "Wilhelm Raabe". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 May 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13304, accessed 31 October 2024.]

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