- Levin Schücking
Levin Schucking (
September 6 ,1814 -August 31 ,1883 ) was a Germannovelist .He was born on the estate of Klemenswerth, near Meppen, in
Westphalia .After studying
law at Munich, Heidelberg and Göttingen, he wished to enter the government judicial service, but, confronted by serious difficulties, abandoned the legal career, and settling atMünster in 1837, devoted himself to literary work. In 1841 he removed toSchloss Meersburg on theLake of Constance , joined in 1843 the editorial staff of the "Allgemeine Zeitung" inAugsburg , and in 1845 that of the "Kölnische Zeitung" in Cologne. In 1852 he retired to his estate, Sassenberg near Münster, and died at Pyrmont on the 31st of August 1883.Works
Among his numerous romances, which are distinguished by good taste and patriotic feeling, largely reflecting the sound, sturdy character of the Westphalians, the most noteworthy include:
*"Ein Schloss am Meer" (1843)
*"Ein Sohn des Vosges" (1849)
*"Ein Staatsgeheimnis" (1854)
*"Verschlungene Wege" (1867)
*"Die Herberge der Gerechtigkeit" (1879)Schucking wrote a number of short stories:
*"Aus den Tagen der grossen Kaiserin" (1858)
*"Neue Novellen" (1877)In "
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff " (1862) he gives a sketch of this poet and acknowledges his indebtedness to her beneficial influence upon his mind. There appeared posthumously, "Lebenserinnerungen" (1886) and "Briefe von Annette von Droste-Hülshoff und Levin Schucking" (1893).His wife, Luise (1815-1855), daughter of the General Freiherr von Gall, in the Hessian service, published some novels and romances of considerable merit. Among the latter may be mentioned "Gegen den Strom" (1851) and "Der neue Kreuzritter" (1853).
Schucking's "Gesammelte Erzahlungen und Novellen" appeared in 6 vols (1859-1866); "Ausgewahlte Romane" (12 vols, 1864; 2nd series, also 12 vols, 1874-1876).
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