Cover
Contents
Part One
1. Three Readers: George Grosz, Moritz Bromme, Adelheid Popp
2. For and Against Popular Literature
3. Enter Siegfried the Wrestler
4. Wrestling
5. National and Ethnic Stereotypes
6. Current Events and Sensation
7. Class Conflict: Siegfried as Peacemaker
8. Wilhelmine Women and their Wrestler
9. The Contradictions of Colportage: Paternalism and Populism
10. Postscript: Heinrich Büttner's First Colportage Novel of 1892
Part Two
The Illustrations
1A. Siegfried as Rescuer
1B.
2. Siegfried the Wrestler
3A. Active Women

3B.
3C.
4A. Romantic Melodrama
4B.
4C.
5A. Luxury and Fancy Dresses
5B.
6A. Exotic Settings
6B.
6C.
7A. The Mob and Violence
7B.
7C.
8. Official Justice
9. Crime and Society
10. Trunks and Boxes
11. Antisemitism
12. Incongruous Illustrations
13. Serial Novel Wrapper Covers
Notes
Three Readers: George Grosz, Moritz Bromme, Adelheid Popp
For and Against Popular Literature
Enter Siegfried the Wrestler
Wrestling
National and Ethnic Stereotypes
Current Events and Sensation
Class Conflict: Siegfried as Peacemaker

Wilhelmine Women and their Wrestler
The Contradictions of Colportage: Paternalism and Populism
Postscript: Heinrich Büttner's First Colportage Novel of 1892
The Illustrations