ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, hiː fˈaʊndᵻd sˈɑːnənblˌuːmɛn ðə "sˈʌnflaʊɚ", wˌɪtʃ wʌz ɐn ˈænjuːəl ˈɔlmɐnˌæk ʌv hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ænd mˈɑːdɚn nˈɑːvəlz.
In 1839, he founded Sonnenblumen (the "Sunflower"), which was an annual almanac of historical and modern novels.