Diary Entry of October 11, 1877
The day was spent partly with the children and partly on practical arrangements, while R. focused on Parsifal and the household logistics. In the evening, a reading of Tieck’s tale cast a strong spell over everyone and stirred memories of how deeply it had affected R. in his youth.
Thursday, October 11:
Work with the children; R. on Parsifal. I go for a long walk with Herr v. Wolzogen to attend to accommodation matters.
In the evening R. reads us [Tieck’s] Runenberg, which casts a fine spell over us; R. says that it made a tremendous impression on him in his youth.