Few authors in history can match the potent darkness and horror conjured by Johann Ludwig Tieck, a genre trailblazing German romanticist. This works in this book draw from folklore; Tieck guides readers to unexpected places, presenting a mystical picture of nature alongside unfathomable horrors. This edition features translations of Tieck’s masterful “The Runenberg,” “The Elves,” and “Blond Eckbert” alongside art by Tieck’s contemporary Caspar David Friedrich.