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Musæus, John August

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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German author, born at Jena, famous as the author of German Volksmärchen , three of which, "Dumb Love," "Libussa," and "Melechsala," were translated in the volumes of "German Romance" by Thomas Carlyle; he parodied Richardson's "Sir Charles Grandison" and satirised Lavater's "Physiognomical Travels" (1735-1787).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Musæus, John August'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​m/musaus-john-august.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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