Writings
Fessler was a voluminous writer, and during his life exercised great influence; but, with the possible exception of the history of Hungary, none of his books has any value now. He did not pretend to any critical treatment of his materials, and most of his historical works are practically historical novels. He did much, however, to make the study of history popular. His works are all written in German.
His most important works are:
- Die Geschichten der Ungarn und ihrer Landsassen (10 vols., Leipzig, 1815-1825)
- Marcus Aurelius (3 vols., Breslau, 1790-1792; 3rd edition, 4 vols., 1799)
- Aristides und Themistokles (2 vols., Berlin, 1792; 3rd edition, 1818)
- Attila, König der Hunnen (Breslau, 1794)
- Matthias Corvinus (2 vols., Breslau, 1793-1794)
- Die drei grossen Könige der Hungarn aus dem Árpád-Arpadischen Stamme (Breslau, 1808)
- Rückblick auf meine Siebzigjährige Pilgerschaft (2nd ed., Leipzig 1851)
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