The rat catcher, or, The magic fife
Subtitle: a story of the olden time
By: by Gustav Nieritz ; translated from the German by Mrs. H.C. Conant
Contributors: Conant, H. C. (Hannah Chaplin), 1809-1865, translator
Series: Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood; Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Children's Literature and Childhood
Publisher: Kiggins & Kellog, publishers
Published: 1854
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
Copyright date: 1854
Subjects: Pied Piper of Hamelin (Legendary character); Juvenile fiction; Children with disabilities; Avarice; Courage; Folklore; Magic; Revenge; Dogs; Rats; Pied Piper of Hamelin
Other titles: Rat catcher; Magic fife
Work titles: Wunderpfeife, oder, Die Kinder von Hameln
Description: The Pied Piper lures a plague of rats out of the village of Hamelin, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he exacts a terrible revenge but is later foiled by a lame boy and his dog.
Notes: Reproduction of the original from the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida.