Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 104 Schiller, Friedrich 1759 1805 Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrich von Schiller, Friedrick Picard, L.-B. (Louis-Benoît) 1769 1828 Picard, Louis-Benoît Picard, L.-B. (Louis-Benoit) Der Parasit, oder, die Kunst sein Glück zu machen Ein Lustspiel nach dem Franzoesischen [des Picard] Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Parasit_oder_Die_Kunst,_sein_Gl%C3%BCck_zu_machen This book content was graciously contributed by the Gutenberg Projekt-DE "Der Parasit, oder die Kunst sein Glück zu machen" by Schiller and Picard is a comedic play written during the late 18th century. The story unfolds in Paris and revolves around the characters connected to Narbonne, a minister, along with his family and associates, highlighting the intricacies of ambition, love, and social maneuvering within a bureaucratic setting. The opening of the play introduces us to various characters, particularly focusing on Karl Firmin, who is deeply in love with Charlotte, the daughter of Minister Narbonne. He is ecstatic to learn of Charlotte's identity and expresses his unyielding affection for her, despite concerns about the social gap between them. As the narrative develops, an emerging conflict appears with Selicour, a manipulative man who seeks to elevate his position through deception and intrigue, creating a rivalry with those around him, especially La Roche, who is determined to expose Selicour’s true nature. The foundation is laid for a comedic exploration of relationships and the lengths individuals will go to achieve their desires in a competitive social environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Drama Comedy plays PT Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 181910 181628 2025-03-03T08:23:21.759896 2023-10-03T08:39:49.941466 text/html text/html 181727 181621 2025-01-09T23:24:51.031489 2023-10-03T08:39:50.163472 text/html text/html 150113 2025-03-03T08:23:29.130843 application/epub+zip 152553 2025-03-03T08:23:25.409860 application/epub+zip 126980 2025-03-03T08:23:24.043866 application/epub+zip 361207 2025-03-03T08:23:31.562824 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347976 2025-03-03T08:23:28.292854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160518 2022-09-03T12:13:52.366396 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148195 148140 2025-03-03T08:23:21.434878 2023-10-03T08:39:49.722472 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141714 2020-12-29T18:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53297 2020-12-29T18:40:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20894 2025-03-03T08:23:31.695813 application/rdf+xml 22247 2025-03-03T08:23:24.652849 image/jpeg 4579 2025-03-03T08:23:24.313832 image/jpeg 150075 2025-03-03T08:23:21.776873 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia