
Heilige Zeiten
Vorbemerkung
Zu Weihnachten
Einsame Spatzen
Alte Mädchen
Frauenalter
’s Rickele von Munterkingen
Die Kunst, arm zu werden
Zwei Kinder
Ohne Mutter
In these tender Christmas essays the writer invites listeners into the quiet world of a family’s seasonal rituals, where the familiar glow of a tree becomes a portal to memory and wonder. He recounts the simple joy of setting up a beloved holiday pine with his children, letting that ritual grow richer with each year, while gently probing the tension between childhood awe and the sober lessons of school and society.
The prose moves beyond nostalgic description, touching on deeper currents of love for a spouse, affection for distant relatives, and the quiet reverence that persists even when formal doctrine feels too confining. There is a subtle humor in observing how even the most reluctant adults can be drawn into the warmth of a candle’s flame or the scent of pine, and the essays capture that delicate balance between rational enlightenment and the lingering, heartfelt impulses that make the season feel alive.
Full title
Heilige Zeiten Weihnachtsblätter Weihnachtsblätter
Language
de
Duration
~2 hours (171K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file made from scans of public domain material at Austrian Literature Online.)
Release date
2009-02-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1830–1906
Best known as one of Vienna’s most influential 19th-century critics, he wrote with authority about music, theater, and literature. His essays helped shape the city’s cultural conversation for decades.
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