The Pied Piper of Hamelin At the Crossroads Of History, Religion and Literature (II)This study explores the subject of the Pied Piper of Hamelin from varied angles. It focuses on the historical circumstances in which it arose and leads on to the question of its essential ingredients, its universal appeal to poets and writers. A large part of the book concerns Robert Browning's famous ditty that has popularized the story of the Pied Piper thoughout the English speaking world and farther still. The nature and power of the Pied Piper