Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 584 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749 1832 Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, J. W. (Johann Wolfgang) Goethe, Juan Wolfgango Die Wahlverwandtschaften "Die Wahlverwandtschaften" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story begins with the character Eduard, a wealthy baron, who operates a tree nursery and enjoys the beauty of the natural world around him. As the narrative unfolds, Eduard and his wife Charlotte discuss their feelings about inviting a friend, the Captain, to stay with them, revealing a complex web of emotions and interpersonal dynamics that hint at deeper themes of love, relationships, and the consequences of choices. The opening of the novel sets the scene in Eduard's idyllic estate, detailing his interactions with Charlotte and emphasizing their mutual care for their friend while also hinting at underlying tensions. Eduard expresses concern for the Captain, who is struggling with a sense of purposelessness, and proposes to bring him to their home for companionship. Charlotte, while understanding, raises concerns about how this might affect their current dynamic. Their dialogue reveals both the warmth of their relationship and the intricacies that will become increasingly significant as the narrative progresses, setting the stage for potential conflicts involving love and loyalty as their lives intertwine with those of the Captain and others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Adultery -- Fiction Social problems -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction Love stories, German German fiction -- 19th century PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 575827 576102 2024-09-01T13:09:39.909127 2023-10-02T03:30:52.462217 text/html text/html 579702 2020-04-17T21:51:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 610300 2020-04-18T11:29:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 397680 2024-09-01T13:09:45.950074 application/epub+zip 398953 2024-09-01T13:09:40.682119 application/epub+zip 328886 2024-09-01T13:09:40.297128 application/epub+zip 528730 2024-09-01T13:09:50.712048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493297 2024-09-01T13:09:45.621091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423484 2022-09-02T03:57:38.522293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555739 555767 2024-09-01T13:09:39.403133 2023-10-02T03:30:52.020201 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 556028 2020-04-17T21:51:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 209020 2020-04-18T11:29:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19862 2024-09-01T13:09:50.855044 application/rdf+xml 23659 2024-09-01T13:09:40.395109 image/jpeg 3425 2024-09-01T13:09:40.348098 image/jpeg 611523 2024-09-01T13:09:39.971122 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia