Friedrich Gerstäcker
Published: 1904
Total Pages: 148
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A cursed village sank into the earth long ago and appears for only one day every century. Arnold happens along at the right time to encounter and fall in love with a young woman, Gertrud, from Germelshausen. He leaves the vicinity just in time to avoid being entombed with the village. The story is widely credited as having inspired the musical Brigadoon.