Project Gutenberg 2010-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 54 Auerbach, Berthold 1812 1882 Baruch, Moses Stern, Simon Adler 1838 1904 On the Heights: A Novel Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "On the Heights: A Novel" by Berthold Auerbach is a fictional work written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a royal summer palace and revolves around the lives of various characters, particularly focusing on the queen, her physician Dr. Gunther, and a young peasant woman, Walpurga, who is chosen to be the nurse for the royal child. The novel explores themes of duty, love, and the contrast between noble and common lives, reflecting societal norms and personal bonds. The opening of the novel immerses readers in a picturesque morning at the palace, where early mass is being celebrated. Introduced to significant characters, including the introspective Dr. Gunther and the beautiful queen, the narrative quickly shifts focus to Walpurga, the peasant woman anticipating the birth of a child. As the events unfold, the emotional weight of her impending role as the royal child's nurse emerges, revealing her fears and hopes amidst the backdrop of courtly expectations and the perceived sacrifices involved in leaving her family. The interactions among characters reflect the contrasting duties and desires that bind them to their respective worlds, setting the stage for deeper explorations throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Guilt -- Fiction Forgiveness -- Fiction Love -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1845661 1836529 2024-10-14T07:04:56.277409 2023-09-14T11:23:28.514098 text/html text/html 1877013 2011-07-22T18:55:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 645178 2011-07-22T18:58:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 739516 2024-10-14T07:05:18.524841 application/epub+zip 778927 2024-10-14T07:05:00.809090 application/epub+zip 771506 2024-10-14T07:04:58.777929 application/epub+zip 1327435 2024-10-14T07:05:32.097753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1226929 2024-10-14T07:05:16.757846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1145760 2022-09-15T09:04:43.596479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1666694 1666641 2024-10-14T07:04:46.100499 2023-09-14T11:23:19.039988 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1666525 2011-07-22T18:56:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 621415 2011-07-22T18:58:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1666534 2011-07-22T18:55:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 621314 2011-07-22T18:58:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22384 2024-10-14T07:05:32.260723 application/rdf+xml 14549 2024-10-14T07:04:59.421867 image/jpeg 4306 2024-10-14T07:04:59.099876 image/jpeg 719342 2024-10-14T07:04:56.431915 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