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A rural community portrait centers on Marie Berteles (Mariele), a lively, hardworking young woman admired across her village, and the budding attachment between her and the Hohlofenbauer's son. The narrative traces everyday rhythms—seasonal customs, churchgoing, field and stable work—and the informal gossip, teasing and tender care of neighbors and family. Scenes emphasize parental attention and gentle rivalry, the practicalities of household labor, and small-town etiquette. Through intimate domestic moments and communal rituals, the work observes how affection, social expectation and generational perspectives shape courtship and village life.

Gustav Schröer

Der Hohlofenbauer

Roman

Verlag C. Bertelsmann Gütersloh

Buchausstattung von Siegfried Kortemeier in Gütersloh. Druck:
Kölner Verlags-Anstalt u. Druckerei G.m.b.H. Copyright 1926
by Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt Hamburg. Printed in Germany