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1936 · Best.-Nr. 11216 — London: Putnam 42 Great Russell Street. Printed in Great Britain by Robert MacLehose and Co. LTD the University Press Glasgow September 1936. First English Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. LITERATURE. Hans Fallada 1893-1947. Translated by Eric Sutton. "Old Heart Goes on a Journey First English Edition." London: Putnam 42 Great Russell Street. Printed in Great Britain by Robert MacLehose and Co. LTD the University Press Glasgow September 1936. First English edition. English language. Hardcover in orange cloth boards lettered gilt on spine lacking jacket if issued with one. Fictional novel in twenty-four chapters translated from the German and appearing before the American Scribners edition. 12mo. 7 1/3 x 5 inches. 16 oz. 4 292 pp. Slightly cocked. Very small tear along edge of spine's cloth. Toning. Scattered small spotting. Text clean. Near Fine. No ISBN. No ASIN. OCLC: 10657135. "A study of Mecklenburg in the 1910s disguised as a fairy tale a contemporary fairy tale in which love faith and integrity ultimately win. Professor Kittguss is an elderly yet still attractive man. He taught ancient languages and religion at an elementary school for many years; he is now retired. Since he has no relatives his home is managed by a landlady. Quietly happily and devoutly he lives in seclusion devoting himself totally to his computations textual comparisons and interpretation of the Bible. Then he receives a letter from Rosemarie his godchild. The sixteen-year-old orphan requests his assistance. After the loss of her parents she resides with a foster family and five other foster children in a tiny village. The nasty foster parents have only taken in the children for the money and they treat them horribly; starvation and beatings are the norm. To assist his godchild a naive altruistic professor emerges into this confined dark society. London: Putnam, 42 Great Russell Street. Printed in Great Britain by Robert MacLehose and Co. LTD, the University Press, Glasgow hardcover