151 pp. A novel by the author of Simplicius Simplicissimus, which is regarded as the first adventure novel in the German language. This work, originally published in German circa 1670, is here translated into English by Walter Wallich, with drawings by Fritz Wegner. It features a character that made an appearance in von Grimmelshausen's earlier work, and this novel inspired Bertolt Brecht's play Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (Mother Courage and Her Children).
