He was still active after his retirement, and in the five years preceding his death in Vienna on 1 August 1884, he wrote the romances and novels Die Böhminger (1880), Louison (1881), Der Schatten-Wilhelm (1883), and published an interesting volume of reminiscences, Erinnerungen, 1841–1881 (1882). Assessment Laube's dramas are not remarkable for originality or for poetical beauty; their real and great merit lies in their stage-craft. As a theater manager he had no equal in Germany, and his services in this capacity have assured him a more lasting name in German literary history than his writings. Works Other novels Besides those mentioned above, other of his novels of note are: Das Glück (1837) Der Prätendent (1842) Die Grafin Chateaubriand (1843) Other dramas Other dramas of note include: Böse Zungen (1868) Demetrius (1872) Collected works His Gesammelte Schriften (excluding his dramas) were published in 16 vols (1875–1882); his Dramatische Werke, in 13 vols (1845–1875); a popular edition of the latter in 12 vols (1880–1892). An edition of Laube's Ausgewählte Werke in 10 vols appeared in 1906 with an introduction by H. H. Houben. Notes References This work in turn cites: Johannes Proelß, Das junge Deutschland (1892) Heinrich Bulthaupt, Dramaturgie des Schauspiels (vol. iii., 6th ed., 1901) This work in turn cites: Gottschall, “Heinrich Laube,” in Unsere Zeit, vol. ii. (1884) External links 1806 births 1884 deaths People from Szprotawa People from the Province of Silesia 19th-century German novelists 19th-century German dramatists and playwrights German expatriates in Austria German male novelists German male dramatists and playwrights Members of the Frankfurt Parliament Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg alumni University of Breslau alumni 19th-century German male writers 19th-century German writers People from Bad Muskau