The Adventurous Simplicissimus by Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen
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"The Adventurous Simplicissimus" by Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen is a picaresque novel published in 1668. Set during the devastating Thirty Years' War, it follows Simplicius, a simple peasant boy separated from his family by soldiers and raised by a forest hermit. After the hermit's death, Simplicius embarks on extraordinary adventures through war-torn Germany—experiencing military service, wealth, disease, and travels to distant lands. Regarded as the first German adventure novel and masterpiece,
it chronicles one man's journey through chaos toward spiritual awakening. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von, 1625-1676 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicius_Simplicissimus |
| Credits | Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction |
| Subject | German fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 33858 |
| Release Date | Oct 14, 2010 |
| Last Update | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1751 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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