Project Gutenberg 2014-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 117 Wildenbruch, Ernst von 1845 1909 Wildenbruch, Adam Ernst von Von Wildenbruch, Ernst Neid Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Neid" by Ernst von Wildenbruch is a narrative work written in the early 20th century. The story opens in the town of Arnstein, where the narrator reflects on a haunting painting of a man suffering in eternal flames, symbolizing the destructive power of envy. This artwork serves as a catalyst for exploring deep themes of guilt, regret, and the consequences of one's actions, particularly the character of the man depicted, whose identity and grim legacy seem intertwined with the church he founded. At the start of the narrative, the protagonist visits a church and becomes entranced by an unsettling painting that depicts a naked man surrounded by flames and serpents. As he inquires about the painting, he learns that it is a representation of a mysterious benefactor who wished to be remembered in this macabre way, implying a dark history filled with envy and sin. The narrator's musings lead to a broader contemplation on human nature, and the introduction of the character Graumann, an elderly and solitary former government official, hints at conflicts stemming from envy and societal judgment. Through Graumann's interactions and the contrasting innocence of two children, the opening sets the stage for exploring the ramifications of envy on both personal and societal levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46270/46270-h/images/cover.jpg de German fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 259953 259960 2024-09-19T10:32:37.614470 2023-09-20T06:47:37.772378 text/html text/html 258285 2014-07-14T18:26:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 180277 2014-07-14T18:26:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179057 2024-09-19T10:32:41.574453 application/epub+zip 180702 2024-09-19T10:32:38.429467 application/epub+zip 145997 2024-09-19T10:32:38.021466 application/epub+zip 258424 2024-09-19T10:32:44.155441 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236576 2024-09-19T10:32:41.156461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203795 2022-09-21T05:09:43.196958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228967 228780 2024-09-19T10:32:37.200482 2023-09-20T06:47:37.390366 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 225123 2014-07-14T18:26:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 83119 2014-07-14T18:26:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18522 2024-09-19T10:32:44.281427 application/rdf+xml 25556 2024-09-19T10:32:38.098460 image/jpeg 3471 2024-09-19T10:32:38.060470 image/jpeg 184577 2024-09-19T10:32:37.650471 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 de.wikipedia