Author: Lerche, Julius [1867- 1929 ]
Title: Der Güterberg : Briefe aus dem Lande der Arbeit und der Arbeitsfreude
Description: Stuttgart, K. Thienemanns Verlag, 1921. 1. Auflage. orig. boards. 19x13cm, 131 pages. The first edition. In fraktur. Some page edge browning & spotting.. Some wear & soil to binding. Corner bump. Good. ¶ Utopian fiction. An epistolary tale of a communal experiment on a small island off the coast of Greenland where a band of craftsmen labor to create an egalitarian society ("Ludwigsland") in which everyone would contribute to the prosperity of the community through the practice of ' joyful work.' Design of printed cover by Robert Henry.

Keywords: Utopian Fiction, Utopian Fiction, Work Ethic, Sociology, Epistolary Fiction, Literary History, Utopias, German Literature,