Debit and Credit

Debit and Credit by Gustav Freytag is a six-part political fiction tale emphasizing the importance of economic stability and criticizing Jewish and Polish citizens in Germany. Excerpt: "Ostrau is a small town near the Oder, celebrated even as far as Poland for its gymnasium and its gingerbread. In this patriarchal spot had dwelt for many years the accountant-royal, Wohlfart, an enthusiastically loyal subject, and a hearty lover of his fellow men—with one or two exceptions. He married late in life, and his wife and he lived in a small house, the garden of which he kept in order. For a long time, the happy pair were childless..."