Project Gutenberg 2015-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 69 Raabe, Wilhelm 1831 1910 Raabe, Wilhelm Karl Corvinus, Jacob Corvinus, Jakob Wooff, Michael Wooff, Michael John Des Reiches Krone. English The Imperial Crown Produced by English translation produced by Michael Wooff "The Imperial Crown" by Wilhelm Raabe is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set during a tumultuous period in medieval Europe, particularly focusing on the fall of Constantinople and the subsequent recovery of the Holy Roman Empire's crown jewels, the story centers around an old man in Nuremberg who reflects on his youth, friendships, and the moments that shaped his life against the backdrop of political strife and personal loss. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to an older scribe grappling with the echoes of a significant historical event—the fall of Constantinople in 1453. As he writes, the noise of the town and the teachings of the fiery monk, Johannes Capistranus, intertwine with memories of his younger days, particularly concerning a friendship with the knight Michael Groland and the beautiful Mechthild Grossin. The narrative reveals the impact of their youthful adventures, the struggles for the imperial crown, and the larger implications of the ongoing wars within Christendom. The old man's reflections blend personal experience with historical context, leading up to the immediate crisis of the imperial crown's fate and foreshadowing the tribulations that are to come—a complex interplay of love, loyalty, and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Germany -- History -- Late Middle Ages, 1254-1517 -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 139206 139115 2024-09-20T10:25:42.637794 2023-09-21T07:08:12.813435 text/html text/html 139199 139108 2024-09-20T10:25:42.863717 2023-09-21T07:08:12.956412 text/html text/html 118921 2024-09-20T10:25:47.317692 application/epub+zip 119816 2024-09-20T10:25:44.630706 application/epub+zip 119817 2024-09-20T10:25:43.491730 application/epub+zip 226804 2024-09-20T10:25:49.274688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218738 2024-09-20T10:25:46.670690 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195655 2022-09-22T06:29:13.469613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127410 127370 2024-09-20T10:25:42.380721 2023-09-21T07:08:12.616432 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127676 2015-04-16T16:15:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48813 2015-04-16T16:15:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18162 2024-09-20T10:25:49.403664 application/rdf+xml 12906 2024-09-20T10:25:44.040705 image/jpeg 3471 2024-09-20T10:25:43.760694 image/jpeg 117153 2024-09-20T10:25:42.877700 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 de.wikipedia