Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing: 101-Page series

Deeply imbued with the style and sentiment of German Romanticism, and philosophical and poetic in its approach to nature and existence, Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing is at once an exhilarating romp and a lively portrayal of nineteenth-century ideals.

Eichendorff’s prose masterpiece – a picaresque account of the wanderings of a young man who leaves home after a row with his father, and who eventually finds love with the girl of his dreams – is one of the best-known classics of German literature.

Deeply imbued with the style and sentiment of German Romanticism, and philosophical and poetic in its approach to nature and existence, Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing is at once an exhilarating romp and a lively portrayal of nineteenth-century ideals.

• | Author: Joseph von Eichendorff, Ronald Taylor
• | Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jul 24, 2025
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781847495174
• | ISBN-10: 1847495176