Project Gutenberg 2006-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 52 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Al Haines "The Young Carpenters of Freiberg" by Anonymous is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the tumultuous period of the Thirty Years' War, focusing on the lives of ordinary people in the city of Freiberg, particularly that of Conrad Schmidt, a young carpenter's apprentice. The narrative reveals the struggles and resilience of the townsfolk against the backdrop of war, highlighting themes of bravery and the impacts of conflict on civilian life. The opening of the book introduces the reader to Freiberg and its dire situation amidst the siege by the Swedish army. Young Conrad is tasked with delivering a child's coffin to a local mill after a tragic incident involving soldiers and the miller's son. As he navigates the dangers of the road, he recounts the brutal realities of life during wartime, including the threat posed by soldiers to innocent townspeople. Alongside the day-to-day struggles, Conrad's interactions with various characters, like the brave miller's wife and his own family, set the stage for a compelling exploration of courage and human spirit during a harrowing period in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction PT PZ Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 232414 228685 2024-10-08T11:26:07.448334 2023-09-08T12:19:40.923681 text/html text/html 224736 2006-08-21T17:17:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 333177 2021-01-01T12:47:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412455 2024-10-08T11:26:14.110341 application/epub+zip 415101 2024-10-08T11:26:10.273337 application/epub+zip 160113 2024-10-08T11:26:09.068331 application/epub+zip 563752 2024-10-08T11:26:16.965358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551296 2024-10-08T11:26:13.379322 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270653 2022-09-09T07:37:44.736546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211651 211640 2024-10-08T11:26:06.911377 2023-09-08T12:19:40.529613 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 211394 2021-01-01T12:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 81288 2021-01-01T12:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 211536 2021-01-01T12:47:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 81291 2021-01-01T12:47:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21627 2024-10-08T11:26:17.101282 application/rdf+xml 14496 2024-10-08T11:26:09.631330 image/jpeg 3702 2024-10-08T11:26:09.348360 image/jpeg 401506 2024-10-08T11:26:07.481363 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 More titles under Unknown