Author:Wilhelm Carl Joseph Gans

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Wilhelm Carl Joseph Gans
(1795–1835)

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German teacher, translator, and contributor to The Literary Magnet. Went by the name Joseph Gans, and wrote as "J. G—ns" or "J. Gans". May also have been the translator of "The Veiled Bride", another story from the same book as "The Dance of the Dead" and "Maredata", published in The Literary Magnet the following year

Works

"The Brook Cottage" in The Literary Magnet (1824) (transcription project)

Essays

"A Critique on the New Opera" in The Literary Magnet (1824) (transcription project)
"On the Genius and Writings of E. T. A. Hoffmann" in The Literary Magnet (1825) (transcription project)

Translations

"The Dance of the Dead" by Johann August Apel, in The Literary Magnet (1824)
"Maredata" by Friedrich August Schulze, in The Literary Magnet (1824)
Lorenz Stark by Johann Jakob Engel (1826) (external scans (multiple parts): 1, 2)

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1930, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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