The thirteenth volume of Rist's Collected Works concludes the edition with information about the author's family, his education and career, as well as his circle of friends, and his connections to literary societies. The volume contains a bibliographical register, text commentary on volumes I-XII, a complete register of works, and an extensive register of people and places.

Alfred Noe, University of Vienna, Austria; Hans-Gert Roloff, FU Berlin, Germany.