Project Gutenberg 2013-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 94 Castle, Agnes 1860 1922 Castle, Agnes Sweetman Sweetman, Agnes Castle, Mrs. Egerton Castle, Egerton 1858 1920 Speed, Lancelot 1860 1931 "If Youth but Knew!" Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "If Youth but Knew!" by Agnes Castle and Egerton Castle is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of early 19th-century Europe, it explores themes of youth, adventure, and the contrast between nobility and the wandering life of a vagabond. The story revolves around the experiences of Steven Lee, Count Waldorff-Kielmansegg, as he embarks on a journey filled with unexpected encounters and life lessons, particularly focusing on his interactions with Geiger-Hans, a charming musician embodying a free spirit. At the start of the narrative, the young traveller, Count Steven Lee, finds himself stranded on a road near a forest after an unfortunate mishap with his carriage. In his frustration, he meets Geiger-Hans, a vagabond musician whose carefree song contrasts sharply with Steven's troubled demeanor. Their banter reveals Steven's prideful nature and reluctance to engage with the simple pleasures of life, while Geiger-Hans encourages him to embrace the beauty and possibilities of youth. As they journey together, Steven grapples with class distinctions and the allure of adventure, foreshadowing notable events in their shared travels and introducing the thematic explorations of friendship, identity, and the search for personal fulfillment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44286/44286-rst/images/img-cover.jpg en Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia, 1784-1860 -- Fiction Westphalia (Kingdom) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 658299 658239 2024-10-18T14:19:02.359055 2023-09-19T09:40:36.580860 text/html text/html 658531 2013-11-26T14:42:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 1966506 2013-11-26T14:42:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2002486 2024-10-18T14:19:26.770867 application/epub+zip 2382950 2024-10-18T14:19:23.956890 application/pdf 637978 2024-10-18T14:19:08.670995 application/pdf 2019217 2024-10-18T14:19:12.928968 application/epub+zip 309526 2024-10-18T14:19:05.302981 application/epub+zip 2176195 2024-10-18T14:19:32.447860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2142131 2024-10-18T14:19:20.459932 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436279 2022-09-20T08:00:58.730951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527545 2024-10-18T14:19:01.471982 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 527743 2013-11-26T14:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 209748 2013-11-26T14:43:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 524940 2013-11-26T14:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 209213 2013-11-26T14:44:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 524986 2013-11-26T14:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 209071 2013-11-26T14:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 29206 2024-10-18T14:19:32.607841 application/rdf+xml 523931 2024-10-18T14:18:59.355047 2023-09-19T09:40:35.759815 text/x-rst text/x-rst 523931 2013-11-26T14:44:28 text/x-rst 1946135 2013-11-26T14:44:28 text/x-rst application/zip 17352 2024-10-18T14:19:10.151944 image/jpeg 3042 2024-10-18T14:19:09.523968 image/jpeg 1966922 2024-10-18T14:19:02.467977 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia