Project Gutenberg 2004-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 85 Stendhal 1783 1842 Marie-Henri Beyle Beyle, Marie Henri L'Abbesse de Castro. German Die Äbtissin von Castro Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Hagen von Eitzen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Die Äbtissin von Castro" by Stendhal is a historical novella written during the early 19th century. The story explores themes of love and rivalry in the context of Roman nobility, focusing on the tumultuous relationship between the beautiful and devout Prinzessin Campobasso and her equally captivating cousin, Gräfin Orsini, set against the backdrop of their tangled love lives and societal pressures. At the start of the novella, we are introduced to the vibrant atmosphere of Rome in 1726, where the powerful and ornate life of the papal court plays a significant role. The narrative centers around the rivalry between Prinzessin Campobasso and Gräfin Orsini, both of whom vie for love and status, each showcasing their distinct personalities. The Campobasso, in the midst of a passionate affair with the young Chevalier von Sénecé, finds herself engulfed in the emotional turmoil of love and jealousy, especially when sensing Sénecé's lingering interest in her cousin Orsini. As the plot unfolds, the complexities of love, duty, and the consequences of rivalry take center stage, setting the stage for the ensuing drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Love stories Italy -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into German PQ Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 783120 783121 2024-10-06T12:22:24.384013 2023-10-06T12:36:03.779982 text/html text/html 781199 2020-12-18T21:46:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 290489 2020-12-18T21:46:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 370431 2024-10-06T12:22:35.647922 application/epub+zip 381746 2024-10-06T12:22:28.011971 application/epub+zip 371569 2024-10-06T12:22:26.541972 application/epub+zip 689580 2024-10-06T12:22:41.600911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645948 2024-10-06T12:22:34.683906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594459 2022-09-07T15:46:41.696799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 733615 733530 2024-10-06T12:22:23.111998 2023-10-06T12:36:02.642967 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 722000 2020-12-18T21:46:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 276195 2020-12-18T21:46:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20626 2024-10-06T12:22:42.004860 application/rdf+xml 15887 2024-10-06T12:22:27.112015 image/jpeg 4274 2024-10-06T12:22:26.826954 image/jpeg 366201 2024-10-06T12:22:24.456961 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia