Project Gutenberg 2013-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 42 Ebers, Georg 1837 1898 Ebers, Georg Moritz Ebers, George Moritz Rogge, Hendrik Cornelis 1831 1905 Homo sum: Roman Produced by J.H. Berends, Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Homo Sum: Roman" by Georg Ebers is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative explores themes surrounding human experiences and the depth of character as it delves into the life of its central figures, with particular focus on the young Anachoreet, Hermas. As the story unfolds, it promises insights into the psychological struggles of individuals adapting to their circumstances, along with reflections on faith and personal identity. The opening of the novel introduces us to a stark and desolate landscape at the foot of a mountainous region, where a group of Anachoretes live, embracing solitude and penance away from society. We meet Hermas, a young man grappling with inner turmoil and frustration stemming from his sheltered life and strong desires for freedom and connection. As he interacts with a young shepherdess named Mirjam, their playful yet intense exchanges reveal his struggles with societal expectations, identity, and his quest for meaning. This initial interaction sets the stage for Hermas's journey of self-discovery and the conflicts he faces between the life of asceticism he is expected to uphold and his longing for more vibrant human experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42861/42861-h/images/new-cover.jpg nl Church history -- 4th century -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into Dutch PT Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 648131 648143 2024-09-18T05:33:57.378027 2023-09-18T13:53:19.039790 text/html text/html 653361 2013-06-02T09:52:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii 393109 2013-06-02T09:52:18 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 421095 2024-09-18T05:34:07.703986 application/epub+zip 420300 2024-09-18T05:33:59.995030 application/epub+zip 341028 2024-09-18T05:33:58.743073 application/epub+zip 607861 2024-09-18T05:34:13.480932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546185 2024-09-18T05:34:06.605970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 443642 2022-09-19T14:52:23.109327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557239 557103 2024-09-18T05:33:56.026004 2023-09-18T13:53:17.799758 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 556811 2013-06-02T09:52:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209960 2013-06-02T09:52:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19762 2024-09-18T05:34:13.637928 application/rdf+xml 25094 2024-09-18T05:33:58.961001 image/jpeg 2201 2024-09-18T05:33:58.895008 image/jpeg 372631 2024-09-18T05:33:57.450002 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 Biography at DBNL (Dutch) en.wikipedia de.wikipedia