From 1885 until his death in 1908 his work was dominated by prose and poems . The 1895 prose text Der Schmetterling contain autobiographical accounts . Peter 's enchantment by the witch Lucinde , of whom he regard himself a slave , is possibly in reference to Johanna Kessler . Peter , like Busch , return to his birthplace . It is similar in style to the romantic travel story that Ludwig Tieck established with his 1798 Franz Sternbald 's Wanderungen . Busch play with its traditional forms , motifs , pictures , literary topics and form of narration .