Peter Schlemihl by Adelbert von Chamisso
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"Peter Schlemihl" by Adelbert von Chamisso is a novella written in 1814. A man trades his shadow to the Devil for a bottomless wallet, only to discover that society shuns anyone without a shadow. Rejected by his beloved and consumed by guilt, he must choose between his soul and his shadow when the Devil returns. This cautionary tale explores the consequences of making bargains with darkness and the search for redemption through
nature and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Chamisso, Adelbert von, 1781-1838 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 |
| Title | Peter Schlemihl |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schlemihl |
| Note | There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #21943 |
| Contents | Peter Schlemihl by Adelbert Chamisso -- The Story Without An End by Carode; Tr.: Sarah Austin -- Hymns To Night by Novalis, Tr.: Henry Morley. |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1889 Cassell & Company edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Fables |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5339 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jul 27, 2014 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 458 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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