The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man, and The Cold Heart
by Wilhelm Hauff Adelbert von Chamisso
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INTRODUCTION : LOUIS ADELBERT VON CHAMISSOIn 1813 Europe was busy watching the career of the Corsican Giant--which was nearing its end. Having reached the summit of power, and put his foot on the neck of Europe, Napoleon was suddenly hurled down from his dizzy height. And yet in the midst of stirring events and the din of arms, people found time to pay attention to important literary productions. A curious book, "The Strange Narrative of Peter Schlemihl," by Louis Adelbert von Chamisso, which made its first appearance in Germany in 1813, aroused an ever increasing interest, in spite of the dis...
Chapters (32)
- THE SHADOWLESS MAN.
- and
- THE COLD HEART
- LONDON HOLDEN & HARDINGHAM
- CONTENTS
- THE SHADOWLESS MAN
- THE COLD HEART
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE SHADOWLESS MAN
- THE COLD HEART
- INTRODUCTION
- LOUIS ADELBERT VON CHAMISSO
- FROM THE BARON DE LA MOTTE FOUQUE TO JULIUS EDWARD HITZIG.
- FOOTNOTE TO THE INTRODUCTION:
- THE MARVELLOUS HISTORY OF THE SHADOWLESS MAN
- AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION
- A LETTER FROM CHAMISSO TO JULIUS EDWARD HITZIG.
- The Marvellous History of the Shadowless Man
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- FOOTNOTE TO CHAPTER III:
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- PETER SCHLEMIHL.
- THE COLD HEART
- INTRODUCTION
- WILHELM HAUFF
- THE COLD HEART
- PART I.
- END OF PART I.
- THE COLD HEART PART II
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