Project Gutenberg 2014-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 36 Sylva, Carmen 1843 1916 Silva, Carmen Elisabeth, Queen, consort of Charles I, King of Romania Zimmern, Helen 1846 1934 Pilgrim Sorrow: A Cycle of Tales Reading ease score: 87.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Introduction -- The child of the Sun -- Sorrow -- The realm of Peace -- Earthly powers -- The inexorable -- Willi -- The hermit -- Lotty -- Heavenly gifts -- The treasure seekers -- A life. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Brian Wilsden and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Pilgrim Sorrow: A Cycle of Tales" by Carmen Sylva is a collection of allegorical tales written in the late 19th century. The work explores profound themes of sorrow, love, and the human condition through enchanting and poignant narratives woven into a framework that blends fairy tale elements with deep emotional introspection. The opening chapters introduce characters like Sorrow, who personifies grief and hardship, and set the tone for stories that reflect the struggles and trials faced by individuals in their emotional journeys. The beginning of "Pilgrim Sorrow" intricately establishes the essence of the tales to follow. It begins with a rich introduction detailing the life of Queen Elisabeth of Roumania, who penned these stories under the pseudonym Carmen Sylva, emphasizing her experiences with sorrow and loss that deeply influenced her writing. The first tale, "The Child of the Sun," unfolds in a fantastical world where the personification of Life encounters Strife, leading to a struggle that brings sorrow into existence. This battle sets the tone for the overarching exploration of sorrow and its intertwining with beauty and joy, positioning the reader for a poignant exploration of the various forms grief may take throughout the cycle of tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46262/46262-h/images/cover.jpg en Fiction Short stories PC Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 228728 228743 2024-10-19T11:05:41.993888 2023-09-20T06:46:37.499360 text/html text/html 229468 2014-07-12T15:22:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 265970 2014-07-12T15:22:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274543 2024-10-19T11:05:46.895915 application/epub+zip 278326 2024-10-19T11:05:43.112999 application/epub+zip 146345 2024-10-19T11:05:42.418858 application/epub+zip 577813 2024-10-19T11:05:49.691951 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524149 2024-10-19T11:05:46.186877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193365 2022-09-21T05:08:06.760660 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192319 192094 2024-10-19T11:05:41.309974 2023-09-20T06:46:36.946374 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192118 2014-07-12T15:22:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 73417 2014-07-12T15:22:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192109 2014-07-12T15:22:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73400 2014-07-12T15:22:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22475 2024-10-19T11:05:49.832957 application/rdf+xml 13070 2024-10-19T11:05:42.503852 image/jpeg 2418 2024-10-19T11:05:42.460857 image/jpeg 266575 2024-10-19T11:05:42.045993 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