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Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825–1898) was an outstanding Swiss poet and master of the historical novella. He came to literature relatively late, but his work quickly took one of the central places in European prose of the 19th century. Meyer knew how to combine artistic fiction with genuine historical coloring, revealing the dramas of human passions against the backdrop of turning points in eras. His...