 His plays, collected in 1853, include several historical dramas, such as "Karl Stuart" and "Columbus", but his greater success was in portraying peasant life, as in "Die Z'widerwurz'n" (1878) and "Der Tatzelwurm" (1880).In his novels, too, such as "Almenrausch und Edelweiss, Der Habermeister", he was at his best when describing Bavarian customs.His most ambitious work was his lyric epic "Winland oder die Fahrt um's Glück" (1877).