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Winter in the Marsh
A novel by Ansel Heitmann, published 13 May 1853. Awarded the Varrant Prize for Literature.
The work
- A family saga across three generations, with a gap.
- 494 pages. Published at Hochstadt.
A novel, entered as work no. 560. The first edition was set and printed under licence; later editions are noted in the catalogue where they differ.
The prize
8 December 1853, Vellmar: Ansel Heitmann wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for Winter in the Marsh. Report.
The creator
Ansel Heitmann, farmer, born 28 May 1801 at Kessel; died 4 April 1868. The register gives the creator's occupation as farmer, which is not the occupation the work suggests; the register is not concerned with what it suggests.