Friedrich August Schulze (1 June 1770 – 4 September 1849) was a German novelist, who wrote under the
pen name
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Friedrich Laun. Schulze was born in
Dresden. His first novel, ''
Der Mann, auf Freiersfüssen
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'' (1801), was favorably received. He wrote many volumes, and with
August Apel edited a
ghost story
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anthology ''
Gespensterbuch'' ('Book of Ghosts') (1810–1815).
, who translated several of Laun's stories into English, noted his "great popularity" and opined, "the unelaborate narratives of Laun are mines of what is called ''Fun''".
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1770 births
1849 deaths
18th-century German novelists
Writers from Dresden
German male novelists
19th-century German novelists
18th-century German male writers
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