Project Gutenberg 2011-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 68 Streckfuss, Adolf 1823 1895 Streckfuss, Adolph Carl, Adolph Wister, A. L. (Annis Lee) 1830 1908 Wister, Mrs. A. L. Furness, Annis Lee Wister, Annis Lee Wister, A.L. Quicksands Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by Google Books "Quicksands" by Adolf Streckfuss is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Egon von Ernau, a young man in deep despair, contemplating suicide as he grapples with the monotony and meaninglessness of his life. His suicidal thoughts are interrupted when he encounters another man, Gottlieb Pigglewitch, who has just attempted to take his own life as well, setting off a chain of events that challenges both characters' perspectives on life and death. At the start of the novel, we meet Egon von Ernau, who is lying in a forest, feeling tormented by the brightness and cheerful nature surrounding him. As he prepares to end his life with a revolver, he is drawn by the sound of singing and soon discovers Pigglewitch, a miserable man who has just jumped into a lake in a failed attempt to drown himself. Instead of letting Pigglewitch die, Egon saves him, leading to a conversation where they share their woes. This interaction leads Egon to reconsider the value of life, while Pigglewitch opens up about his misfortunes, revealing his struggles with gambling and love. The rich exchanges between the two characters set the stage for their further development and exploration of existential themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 675240 668432 2024-10-14T15:46:25.820325 2023-09-15T09:09:09.978650 text/html text/html 672422 2021-01-07T10:36:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 236140 2021-01-07T10:36:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 322322 2024-10-14T15:46:36.699711 application/epub+zip 333557 2024-10-14T15:46:29.477306 application/epub+zip 323721 2024-10-14T15:46:28.002270 application/epub+zip 573045 2024-10-14T15:46:42.454706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533020 2024-10-14T15:46:35.543804 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 505354 2022-09-16T06:08:49.329371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622329 622279 2024-10-14T15:46:24.396352 2023-09-15T09:09:08.675620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 622072 2021-01-07T10:36:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 230459 2021-01-07T10:36:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 622186 2021-01-07T10:36:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230388 2021-01-07T10:36:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21656 2024-10-14T15:46:42.606715 application/rdf+xml 13461 2024-10-14T15:46:28.575266 image/jpeg 3486 2024-10-14T15:46:28.285274 image/jpeg 313183 2024-10-14T15:46:25.877345 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