In the novel 'The Narrow Path to Happiness,' Hans Werther finds himself in a position to cultivate the forest that his father had to exploit under the count's rule, thanks to his marriage to the count's daughter. Between the idyllic childhood and its renewal lie his studies and encounters with the working class as well as various representatives of a modern era. Paul Ernst (1866-1933) was a German writer and journalist. His literary work is extensive and diverse, encompassing novels, stories, novellas, as well as dramas, essays, and epics.