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The Breitmann Ballads
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A collection of comic poems by Charles Godfrey Leland written in German-American dialect, following the adventures of Hans Breitmann, a boisterous German immigrant. It suits readers interested in nineteenth-century American humorous verse and dialect poetry.
Charles Godfrey Leland
Charles Godfrey Leland was an American humorist and folklorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was educated at Princeton University and in Europe.
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