Gotthelf, Jeremias
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...autobiographical Bauernspiegel (1837). Gotthelf, working as Protestant pastor in Bern canton, took an active interest in the education and economic improvement of the poverty-stricken rural population. His 38 volumes of prose are characterized by Christian fervor, humor, sincerity, and vigor. Many were written...