Project Gutenberg 2016-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 63 Arnim, Ludwig Achim, Freiherr von 1781 1831 Arnim, Karl Joachim Friedrich Ludwig, Freiherr von Arnim, Achim von Arnim, L. Achim (Ludwig Achim), Freiherr von Kubin, Alfred 1877 1959 Die Majoratsherren Produced by Jens Sadowski "Die Majoratsherren" by Freiherr von Ludwig Achim Arnim is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book explores themes of heritage, identity, and the repercussions of social structures through the story of a young heir returning to a major estate and dealing with complex family dynamics and personal dilemmas. The central character, the Majoratsherr, is navigating the challenges that come with his inherited wealth and the expectations tied to it. The opening of the novel sets a profound atmosphere as it describes a retrospective view of a past rich with cultural and societal nuances, contrasting sharply with the present state of poverty and stagnation. Introduced are elements surrounding the Majoratshaus (major estate) of a noble family, now unoccupied yet maintained according to stipulations from generations before. The narrative unfolds with the arrival of the Majoratsherr, who is deeply affected by his mother's death, as he enters a world filled with ghosts from the past and complicated relationships, such as his connection to his cousin, the Leutnant, and a budding interest in a local young woman named Esther. The dynamic between their lives is underscored by melancholy as various characters grapple with their realities within the constraints of their statuses and expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 123597 123692 2024-09-21T09:36:02.711268 2023-09-22T06:54:19.278789 text/html text/html 119187 2016-01-02T22:12:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1885229 2016-01-02T22:12:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1927855 2024-09-21T09:36:05.973177 application/epub+zip 1928211 2024-09-21T09:36:03.701236 application/epub+zip 106961 2024-09-21T09:36:03.201195 application/epub+zip 1977688 2024-09-21T09:36:07.969246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1963555 2024-09-21T09:36:05.499172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145368 2022-09-23T06:18:50.137455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106183 106175 2024-09-21T09:36:02.396282 2023-09-22T06:54:18.783775 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 104891 2016-01-02T22:12:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41938 2016-01-02T22:12:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19095 2024-09-21T09:36:08.111198 application/rdf+xml 21277 2024-09-21T09:36:03.273202 image/jpeg 3580 2024-09-21T09:36:03.236239 image/jpeg 1894147 2024-09-21T09:36:02.801195 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