Project Gutenberg 2006-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 266 Henry, Stuart Oliver 1860 1953 Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Jacqueline Jeremy and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Villa Elsa" by Stuart Henry is a narrative exploring the themes of German family life, written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Gard Kirtley, a young American who travels to Germany to heal from his personal losses and experiences the stark contrast between his culture and the German way of life just before the outbreak of World War I. The narrative engages with societal and cultural insights that aim to shed light on the German character, offering a lens on the complexities inherent within it. The opening of "Villa Elsa" introduces readers to Gard Kirtley as he arrives in the lively atmosphere of Germany in 1913, a time marked by national pride and exuberance. As Kirtley settles into the household of the Bucher family in Dresden, he grapples with cultural differences, including their boisterous dining customs and rigid societal structures. The dynamics within the Bucher family reflect a blend of affection and authoritarianism, which captivates Gard's attention as he witnesses the complexities of their interactions, particularly with the enigmatic Fräulein Elsa. As he navigates his initial experiences—marked by foreignness and personal juxtaposition against the vibrant yet oppressive backdrop of pre-war Germany—he begins to question the underlying motivations of German life and their attitudes towards each other and to outsiders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Americans -- Germany -- Fiction PS Text Germany Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 435475 435479 2024-10-08T15:44:27.375308 2023-09-09T06:17:39.582337 text/html text/html 442315 2006-11-28T04:03:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189647 2006-11-28T04:03:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 279459 2024-10-08T15:44:36.593269 application/epub+zip 283324 2024-10-08T15:44:29.895289 application/epub+zip 256872 2024-10-08T15:44:28.321258 application/epub+zip 499009 2024-10-08T15:44:42.032188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433465 2024-10-08T15:44:35.495241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380698 2022-09-09T12:02:26.219826 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389143 388929 2024-10-08T15:44:26.287301 2023-09-09T06:17:38.660352 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 388988 2006-11-28T04:03:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156403 2006-11-28T04:03:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 389030 2006-11-28T04:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156318 2006-11-28T04:03:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21707 2024-10-08T15:44:42.177216 application/rdf+xml 13325 2024-10-08T15:44:29.016280 image/jpeg 3571 2024-10-08T15:44:28.734299 image/jpeg 254485 2024-10-08T15:44:27.415299 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