Project Gutenberg 2020-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 74 Edschmid, Kasimir 1890 1966 Genin, Robert 1884 1943 Die Engel mit dem Spleen Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Die Engel mit dem Spleen" by Kasimir Edschmid is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative begins with a warning to readers about the unpredictable and fantastical nature of the ensuing story, which seems to stretch the boundaries of reality and touches upon themes of crime and societal turmoil. The novel centers around a young woman whose intricate and troubled past is slowly revealed, suggesting a deeper exploration of human emotions and societal constraints. The opening of "Die Engel mit dem Spleen" introduces a young woman sitting in a rickety carriage, en route to an uncertain destination. She is portrayed with an air of melancholy, grappling with the weight of her past and her current situation. As she confides in the narrator, it becomes clear that her life has been marked by tragedy and hardship, leading to a sense of urgency in her journey. The initial scenes juxtapose her fragile state with the chaotic world around them, hinting at the larger societal issues at play during the time period. The narrator’s observations about her character and the surrounding societal context set the stage for a narrative that promises to delve into themes of love, sacrifice, and the human condition amidst hardship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de German fiction -- 20th century PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 210236 210276 2024-11-16T07:58:20.908530 2023-09-27T06:09:14.700857 text/html text/html 204549 2020-09-01T21:42:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1056018 2024-11-16T07:58:40.983946 application/epub+zip 1056631 2024-11-16T07:58:31.543457 application/epub+zip 132353 2024-11-16T07:58:24.149487 application/epub+zip 1113807 2024-11-16T07:58:50.127891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1097727 2024-11-16T07:58:40.559903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175045 2022-09-28T12:42:38.730161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191390 2023-09-27T06:09:14.297837 text/plain 16558 2024-11-16T07:58:50.272860 application/rdf+xml 11660 2024-11-16T07:58:31.201486 image/jpeg 1954 2024-11-16T07:58:31.159460 image/jpeg 1033273 2024-11-16T07:58:20.970532 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