Peter Schlemihl by Adelbert von Chamisso

"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
Most Recently Updated Jul 27, 2014
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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