This collection of thirty short stories, fairy tales, memories, and sketches, published at the beginning of World War I, is Robert Walser's third publication of shorter prose texts. Among these early works from 1899-1912 are highlights of his narrative art, such as the humorous piece "World," the descriptions "Theater Fire," "Kleist in Thun," "The Battle of Sempach," and the autobiographical "Diary of a Schoolboy," which contains a wealth of character studies that are both witty and precise.