Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 161 Kleist, Heinrich von 1777 1811 Kleist, Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Von Kleist, Heinrich Kleist, H. V. (Heinrich von) Ausgewählte Schriften Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Das Bettelweib von Locarno Das Erdbeben in Chili Der Findling Der Zweikampf Die heilige Cäcilie Die Marquise von O... Die Verlobung in St. Domingo Geistererscheinung Michael Kohlhaas Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London "Ausgewählte Schriften" by Heinrich von Kleist is a collection of selected works written in the early 19th century. This anthology includes various short stories, showcasing themes of human experience such as suffering, conflict, and the supernatural, with notable pieces like "Das Bettelweib von Locarno" and "Das Erdbeben in Chili" highlighting moral dilemmas and societal critique. The opening of the collection introduces the first story, "Das Bettelweib von Locarno," set against the backdrop of an ancient castle near Locarno in the Italian Alps. The narrative begins with a sickly beggar woman who, out of compassion, is taken in by a Marchese’s family but tragically dies after being ordered to move. Years later, as the Marchese faces financial ruin and attempts to sell the castle, a knight staying in the same room reports terrifying ghostly occurrences related to the beggar woman's death. The Marchese, skeptical at first, soon undergoes a chilling experience that compels him and his wife to confront the frightening truth of their castle's tragic past, culminating in disaster as he sets the castle ablaze in despair. This opening sets the tone for Kleist's exploration of fate, societal norms, and the human psyche. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Germany -- Fiction Italy -- Fiction South America -- Fiction West Indies -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 644181 644048 2024-10-03T10:05:29.868577 2023-10-03T09:03:20.353820 text/html text/html 644174 644041 2024-10-03T10:05:30.147627 2023-10-03T09:03:20.539772 text/html text/html 309602 2024-10-03T10:05:38.335499 application/epub+zip 319662 2024-10-03T10:05:33.350581 application/epub+zip 303234 2024-10-03T10:05:32.036534 application/epub+zip 543560 2024-10-03T10:05:42.625471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522993 2024-10-03T10:05:37.615507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494818 2022-09-03T12:49:51.536272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631446 631364 2024-10-03T10:05:29.460535 2023-10-03T09:03:20.071771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 616507 2020-12-29T21:46:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 229538 2020-12-29T21:46:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20731 2024-10-03T10:05:42.752499 application/rdf+xml 14135 2024-10-03T10:05:32.573611 image/jpeg 3751 2024-10-03T10:05:32.305591 image/jpeg 306397 2024-10-03T10:05:30.207660 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