Excerpt from Das Madchen Von Treppi: Novelle As early as 1854 Paul Heyse had attained such dis tinction that he was invited by that generous patron of letters, King Maximilian II of Bavaria, to a position of honor and emolument in Munich. At a later day (1868) he voluntarily surrendered his Pension, yet has continued to reside in that city - one of the most brilliant centers of art and letters in all Europe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.