Excerpt from The Life and Works of Friedrich Hebbel The chief source of Hebbel's biographers is his extensive Diary, one of the most remarkable books in all literature. In addition there is a large fund of letters to draw on. His intimate friend, Emil' Kuh, in a monumental biography of the poet, also gives much documentary evidence. Hebbel's life, indeed, whether in its sins or its virtues, is recorded with unusual fullness. The following work is based on an inde pendent examination of the chief records, as far as that did not seem superfluous. References to the extensive literature of the subject are made Where due in the course of the discus sion, or else in the bibliographical appendix. I wish to express my thanks to Professor 0. E. Lessing, of the University of Illinois, for his helpful criticism, and also to Professor H. C. Davidsen, of Cornell, for placing his collection of monographs on Hebbel at my disposal. 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.