Project Gutenberg 2010-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 82 Bilse, Fritz Oswald 1878 1951 Kyrburg, Fritz von der Schierbrand, Wolf von 1851 1920 Von Schierbrand, Wolf 04002324 Aus einer kleinen Garnison. English A Little Garrison: A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Little Garrison: A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day" by Bilse is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the everyday lives and moral issues faced by German army officers stationed in a small garrison town, highlighting the personal and professional conflicts within their ranks. Through the lens of characters like Captain König and Lieutenant Pommer, the narrative explores themes of camaraderie, discipline, and the consequences of personal choices amidst the responsibilities of military life. The opening of the novel introduces readers to an evening soirée hosted by Captain König and his wife, Frau Clara. As the couple prepares for their guests, the narrative paints a vivid picture of their friends and fellow officers, each with distinct personalities and characteristics. The emcee of the gathering is Frau Clara, who is meticulous in her arrangements, while her husband exemplifies a steady, if somewhat humorous, demeanor. The interactions among the guests reveal various dynamics, from playful flirtings to whispers of gossip, setting the stage for the complexities and moral dilemmas that will unfold in the regiment, particularly in light of the pressures and pitfalls that accompany their elevated social status. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soldiers -- Fiction Germany. Heer -- Military life -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 422131 422132 2024-10-13T09:46:10.620023 2023-09-14T03:39:09.310133 text/html text/html 436787 2021-01-06T03:52:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160284 2021-01-06T03:52:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 271852 2024-10-13T09:46:21.540934 application/epub+zip 274941 2024-10-13T09:46:15.080985 application/epub+zip 230255 2024-10-13T09:46:13.428981 application/epub+zip 578627 2024-10-13T09:46:26.138928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535389 2024-10-13T09:46:20.314952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383799 2022-09-14T10:58:09.630034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374701 2024-10-13T09:46:09.499039 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378445 2021-01-06T03:52:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 147397 2021-01-06T03:52:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 374189 2021-01-06T03:52:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146652 2021-01-06T03:52:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 374324 2021-01-06T03:52:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146584 2021-01-06T03:52:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23890 2024-10-13T09:46:26.395079 application/rdf+xml 24966 2024-10-13T09:46:14.009992 image/jpeg 4674 2024-10-13T09:46:13.708287 image/jpeg 256171 2024-10-13T09:46:10.657020 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