The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19Volume 19 — STEPHEN THE SMITH (1906)Reading editionChapter navigation43 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…VOLUME XIXJAKOB SCHAFFNERThe German ClassicsTHE GERMAN PUBLICATION SOCIETY NEW YORKVOLUME XIXSpecial WritersTranslatorsILLUSTRATIONS--VOLUME XIXTHE CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORYHELEN E BÖHLAUTHE BALL OF CRYSTAL (1903)THE BALL OF CRYSTAL (1903) (continued 2)CLARA VIEBIGBURNING LOVE (1902)EDUARD VON KEYSERLINGGAY HEARTS (1909)GAY HEARTS (1909) (continued 2)THOMAS MANNTONIO KRÖGER (1902)TONIO KRÖGER (1902) (continued 2)LUDWIG THOMAMATT THE HOLY (1904)RUDOLF HANS BARTSCHTHE STYRIAN WINE-CARTEREMIL STRAUSSMARA (1909)HERMANN HESSEIN THE OLD "SUN" (1908)IN THE OLD "SUN" (1908) (continued 2)ERNST ZAHNSTEPHEN THE SMITH (1906)Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XJAKOB SCHAFFNERTHE IRON IDOLPrevious chapter ←Volume 19 — ERNST ZAHNNext chapter →Volume 19 — Chapter IAll chapters and sections (43)Sections19Volume 19 · Other sectionsJAKOB SCHAFFNERThe German ClassicsTHE GERMAN PUBLICATION SOCIETY NEW YORKVolume 19 · Sections19Volume 19 · Other sectionsSpecial WritersTranslatorsVolume 19 · Sections19Volume 19 · Other sectionsTHE CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORYHELEN E BÖHLAUTHE BALL OF CRYSTAL (1903)THE BALL OF CRYSTAL (1903) (continued 2)CLARA VIEBIGBURNING LOVE (1902)EDUARD VON KEYSERLINGGAY HEARTS (1909)GAY HEARTS (1909) (continued 2)THOMAS MANNTONIO KRÖGER (1902)TONIO KRÖGER (1902) (continued 2)LUDWIG THOMAMATT THE HOLY (1904)RUDOLF HANS BARTSCHTHE STYRIAN WINE-CARTEREMIL STRAUSSMARA (1909)HERMANN HESSEIN THE OLD "SUN" (1908)IN THE OLD "SUN" (1908) (continued 2)ERNST ZAHNSTEPHEN THE SMITH (1906)Volume 19 · Chapters12345678910Volume 19 · Other sectionsJAKOB SCHAFFNERTHE IRON IDOLSTEPHEN THE SMITH (1906)TRANSLATED BY KATHARINE ROYCE← ERNST ZAHNChapter I →