Lincke Collection of Popular German Literature

A primary source for the study of German popular culture and the history of reading, the rental library of nineteenth century Leipzig bookseller and publisher W. Lincke consists of over 15,000 volumes of bestsellers. The collection is mainly prose published between 1790 and 1875. Approximately 30% of the volumes are translations into German, largely from English and French; also included are works translated from Swedish, Danish, Dutch, and eight other European languages. A substantial number of authors, both of German and translated works, are women. The value of this library for the student of literature lies in the fact that only a small percentage of the German works are by noted literary figures, allowing for compelling insight into the popular German literature of the day and the circulation of noted works in translation.

All of the titles in the Lincke Collection have the call number PT1105.L565 and then are numbered.

Browse books from the Lincke Collection in the Library Catalog here.