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 Project Gutenberg 2015-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 57 Raabe, Wilhelm 1831 1910 Raabe, Wilhelm Karl Corvinus, Jacob Corvinus, Jakob Höxter und Corvey: Erzählung Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, Jana Srna, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Höxter und Corvey: Erzählung" by Wilhelm Raabe is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a tumultuous historical period around the year 1673, focusing on the city of Höxter, which becomes a backdrop for the interactions of various characters amidst the chaos brought by wars and changing powers. The narrative hints at complex characters such as Brother Henricus, who is sent on a mission, and a notable Jewish woman named Kröppel-Leah, whose return to her ravaged home illustrates the personal impacts of broader political upheaval. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to a scene reflecting the disarray in Höxter, indicated by the malfunctioning clocks in the town and the destruction left in the wake of recent military conflicts. The narrative explores the waiting of characters like Brother Henricus and Kröppel-Leah as they traverse the chaos of the city. As they gather at a ferry crossing, discussions unfold about the recent departure of French forces and the state of the city, illustrating both communal suffering and personal loss. The opening establishes a tone of reflection on the past while hinting at the threads of intrigue and the struggles that will come to define the lives of those inhabiting this historically rich yet troubled setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 238138 238136 2024-09-21T05:54:39.358669 2023-09-22T03:47:30.680391 text/html text/html 237749 2015-11-13T09:34:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14783451 2015-11-13T09:35:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242883 2024-09-21T05:54:43.816671 application/epub+zip 244216 2024-09-21T05:54:40.429688 application/epub+zip 163175 2024-09-21T05:54:39.948679 application/epub+zip 331677 2024-09-21T05:54:46.710644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303303 2024-09-21T05:54:43.339657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223468 2022-09-22T18:43:10.717394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203982 203856 2024-09-21T05:54:38.844685 2023-09-22T03:47:30.209357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 200781 2015-11-13T09:34:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 80425 2015-11-13T09:35:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18154 2024-09-21T05:54:46.840643 application/rdf+xml 24134 2024-09-21T05:54:40.027673 image/jpeg 3295 2024-09-21T05:54:39.987691 image/jpeg 222518 2024-09-21T05:54:39.400690 application/octet-stream application/zip de.wikipedia