He was born in Eschershausen. After attending gymnasia in Holzminden and Wolfenb???ttel, he entered a bookstore in Magdeburg as apprentice in 1849. He used this opportunity for wide reading and enriched himself with the tales and folklore of his own and other countries. He remained an apprentice until 1854.
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He was born in Eschershausen. After attending gymnasia in Holzminden and Wolfenb???ttel, he entered a bookstore in Magdeburg as apprentice in 1849. He used this opportunity for wide reading and enriched himself with the tales and folklore of his own and other countries. He remained an apprentice until 1854.
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