Svizzero; a tale of youth

Svizzero; A Tale Of Youth - is a novel by Niklaus Bolt, which was published in 1912. Niklaus Bolt was a Reformed Swiss pastor and youth writer. Among the many books Bolt wrote both during his time as parish priest and during his retirement, the Boy Scout novel Be Prepared and Svizzero! A Tale of Youth the best reviews. Svizzero tells about a boy from the Bernese Oberland who does not want to learn to be a tailor, so he runs away from his parents' house and finds work building tunnels for the Jungfrau Railway. The success of Bolt's youth books is confirmed not only by many positive reviews, but also by a large circulation. Svizzero by the time of Bolt's death, about 86,000 copies had been sold.