"From the Bavarian Forest" is Stifter's last completed work. It was created in November 1867, two months before his death. In this epic portrayal of the "sublime forest," Stifter dramatically contrasts the "white monster," a massive, unending snowstorm that he experienced in late autumn in Lackenhäuser. The story was published posthumously in the poet's year of death, 1868. The first edition contains several interventions by the editor and numerous, even meaning-distorting printing errors. Therefore, this new edition is based on Stifter's original manuscript from 1867. Stifter's spelling has been carefully adjusted to modern usage, but the archaic forms and names he used, as well as his idiosyncratic punctuation employed as a rhythmic stylistic device, have been preserved. The knowledgeable notes by the editor Paul Praxl connect the narrative with real historical figures.