Judith Trachtenberg

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Excerpt from Judith Trachtenberg: A NovelAbout sixty years ago, during the reign Of the Em peror Francis the First, there lived in a small town in Eastern Galicia an excellent man, who had 'been greatly favored by fortune. His name was Nathaniel Trach tenberg, his occupation was that Of a chandler. -he had inherited from his father a modest business, which he had increased by his energy and perseverance, by adding to it the manufacture Of wax candles, and by the admirable quality Of his goods. Possibly, also, by the wise moderation he used in demanding payment, which had secured nearly all the noble families Of the country as his patrons.His intellectual progress kept pace with his increase Of riches. Richly endowed by nature, he acquired, by his intercourse with those Of superior position and by the numerous journeys he made to the West for business purposes, a higher degree Of culture than was usual with his co-religionists Of that period. He spoke and wrote German ¿uently, he read the Vienna papers regularly, and even occasionally a poet, such as Schiller or Lessing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.