On the Heights: A Novel by Berthold Auerbach
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"On the Heights: A Novel" by Berthold Auerbach is a novel published in 1865. It follows a king whose powerful individualism clashes with constitutional restraints and personal loyalty. Torn between his gentle queen and the magnetic Countess Irma, he must discover whether true freedom means defying law or embracing it. Through parallel stories of court and peasant life, the novel explores the tension between individual nature and social order during Germany's constitutional
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| Author | Auerbach, Berthold, 1812-1882 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Stern, Simon Adler, 1838-1904 |
| Title | On the Heights: A Novel |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auf_der_H%C3%B6he |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Guilt -- Fiction |
| Subject | Forgiveness -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 33294 |
| Release Date | Jul 30, 2010 |
| Last Update | Jul 22, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 673 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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