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An Unknown Stranger Guides Heinrich to Berlin and Fame
A Prussian stranger helps Heinrich Meyer, a newly ordained clergyman, reach Berlin and a royal reception. The man’s note leads to Marshal Grumbkow, who arranges a dramatic progression from hopeful cousin seeker to royal preacher after an audacious blank text sermon titled Creation. He gains a university appointment and a prosperous future.
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Potsdam
Berlin
Trollo
Heinrich Meyer
Heinrich
Marshal Grumbkow
Marsuat
Gasthaus
Herr Model
Doctor von Hummer
Grumbkow
Marshal
Frederick William
Chapel Royal
Royal Household
University of Berlin