Project Gutenberg 2007-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 391 Chamisso, Adelbert von 1781 1838 Chamisso, Adalbert von Boncourt, Louis Charles Adélaide de Chamisso de Boncourt, Louis Charles Adelaide de Chamisso de Von Chamisso, Adelbert Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George Bowring, John 1792 1872 06023329 Peter Schlemihl Transcribed from the 1861 Robert Hardwicke edition by David Price "Peter Schlemihl" by Adelbert von Chamisso is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story follows the life of Peter Schlemihl, a man who makes the fateful decision to sell his shadow to a mysterious figure in exchange for wealth. This unusual transaction leads him on a profound journey exploring themes of identity, loss, and societal acceptance. The opening portion introduces Peter Schlemihl as he navigates his arrival in a new town, eager to establish himself but soon feels the weight of his peculiar situation. After an awkward encounter with a wealthy man, Mr. Thomas Jones, and his company, he becomes intrigued by a mysterious old man in grey who seems to possess magical abilities, producing extravagant items seemingly from his pocket. As Schlemihl's curiosity leads him to a strange proposal to sell his shadow, he grapples with the implications of such a bargain, foreshadowing the challenges he will face. This sets the stage for a story that intertwines the surreal with deep introspection about human nature and societal values. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fables PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 170247 170157 2024-09-09T11:50:57.953885 2023-09-10T04:47:13.758468 text/html text/html 169489 2007-06-26T14:41:27 text/html 1030099 2007-06-26T14:45:19 text/html application/zip 1091856 2024-09-09T11:51:02.636865 application/epub+zip 1089136 2024-09-09T11:50:59.308880 application/epub+zip 115049 2024-09-09T11:50:58.457992 application/epub+zip 1201932 2024-09-09T11:51:05.288854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1176609 2024-09-09T11:51:01.888876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209365 2022-09-10T10:08:40.322254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148866 148818 2024-09-09T11:50:57.570898 2023-09-10T04:47:13.423471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 148707 2007-06-26T14:45:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58888 2007-06-26T14:45:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19845 2024-09-09T11:51:05.439855 application/rdf+xml 12994 2024-09-09T11:50:58.814888 image/jpeg 3389 2024-09-09T11:50:58.636874 image/jpeg 1080662 2024-09-09T11:50:58.010902 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia