whether the Heinrich who had shown such persistent lack of character, especially in his relations with his mother, would so quickly be capable of discovering, rather than recovering, a normal balance of mind. Jacob Wittmer Hartmann characterizes the 2nd edition of 1879 and a “rounded and satisfying artistic product.” The New International Encyclopædia praises the 2nd edition as a significant improvement over the first. See also Bildungsroman Notes References Attribution 1855 novels Swiss bildungsromans German bildungsromans Autobiographical novels Swiss novels 19th-century German novels