LITTLE BLACK CLASSICS : HOW A GHASTLY STORY WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY A COMMON OR GARDEN BUTCHERS DOG PB – JOHANN PETER HEBEL

The devil gave the woman a nudge: Look at that belt full of money peeping out from under the butcher s shirt! Written for a local German journal and published in 1811, these fabulous, funny, jewel-like miniature tales describe con men, tricksters, disasters, murders, rascals and lovers, and include Franz Kafka s favourite story. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Johann Peter Hebel (1760-1826). Hebel s The Treasure Chest is available in Penguin Classics.