From "German Tales" Published by the American Publishers' Corporation
Description of the book
Christian Gellert's Last Christmas is a short story by Berthold Auerbach, a German writer and poet. It tells the story of the last days of Christian Gellert, a famous moralist and fable writer, who died in Leipzig in 1769. The story depicts Gellert's humble and pious character, his popularity among students and friends, and his peaceful death on Christmas Eve.
