''From My Farming Days'' (Low German: ''Ut mine Stromtid'') is a novel by

Fritz Reuter Fritz Reuter (7 November 1810 – 12 July 1874; born as ''Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter'') was a novelist from Northern Germany who was a prominent contributor to Low German literature. Early life Fritz Reuter was born at Stavenha ...

, originally published in three volumes between 1862 and 1864.Goble p.387 Written in

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, it portrays life in rural

Mecklenburg Mecklenburg (; nds, label=Low German, Mękel(n)borg ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin ...

in the 1840s in the context of the

Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Springtime of the Peoples or the Springtime of Nations, were a series of political upheavals throughout Europe starting in 1848. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in Europea ...

. The novel was autobiographically-inspired as Reuter had himself worked as an apprentice farmer during the era. In 1878 it was translated into

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by M.W. MacDowell. Although not the main character, the genial land inspector "Onkel" Zacharias Bräsig became the most well-known and his role was often emphasised in adaptations of the story.

Adaptations

The story was one of Reuter's most successful works and has been adapted into other media a number of times including: * ''

During My Apprenticeship ''During My Apprenticeship'' (german: Ut mine Stromtid) is a 1919 German silent drama film directed by Hubert Moest and starring Hedda Vernon, Reinhold Schünzel, and Wilhelm Diegelmann. It is based on the nineteenth century novel ''From My Farm ...

'', a 1919 German silent film * '' Life in the Country'', a 1924 Swedish silent film * ''

Struggle for the Soil ''Struggle for the Soil'' (german: Kampf um die Scholle) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Gustav Oberg, Ferdinand von Alten, and Oskar Marion. It is based on the classic novel ''From My Farming Days'' by Fritz ...

'', a 1925 German silent film * ''

Uncle Bräsig ''Uncle Bräsig'' (german: Onkel Bräsig) is a 1936 German historical comedy film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Otto Wernicke, Heinrich Schroth and Harry Hardt. It marked the film debut of the Swedish actress Kristina Söderbaum who we ...

'', a 1936 German film * '' Life in the Country'', a 1943 Swedish film * ''

A Farmer's Life ''A Farmer's Life'' ( da, Landmandsliv) is a 1965 Danish comedy film directed by Erik Balling and starring Lone Hertz, Morten Grunwald and Ellen Winther Lembourn.Sundholm p.68 It is based on the classic German novel ''From My Farming Days'' by Fr ...

'', a 1965 Danish film * ''

'', a West German television series between 1978 and 1980

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Mews, Siegfried & Hardin, James N. ''Nineteenth-century German Writers, 1841-1900''. Gale Research, 1993. 1862 novels Novels by Fritz Reuter German novels adapted into films German novels adapted into television shows Novels set in the 1840s {{1860s-novel-stub