The Wish: A Novel

The Wish: A NovelSince the beginning of time men have been accustomed to regard the end of...
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Author: Sudermann, Hermann,1857-1928
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Language: English
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The Wish: A Novel

The Wish: A Novel

€6,16

The Wish: A Novel

€6,16
Author: Sudermann, Hermann,1857-1928
Format: eBook
Language: English

The Wish: A Novel

Since the beginning of time men have been accustomed to regard the end of a century as a period of decadence. The waning nineteenth century is no more fortunate than its predecessors. We are continually being invited to speculate on the signs around us of decay in politics, in religion, in art, in the whole social fabric. It is not for us to inquire here concerning the truth or the ethics of that belief. But, as far as literature is concerned, it is very certain that the last years of the present century will be remembered for the extraordinary talent shown by a few young novelists and dramatists in most of the countries of Europe. In England, we can point to Mr. Rudyard Kipling and Mr. J. M. Barrie; in France, to M. Paul Margueritte and M. Marcel Prvost; in Belgium, to M. Maurice Maeterlinck; in Germany, to Gerhard Hauptmann, Ludwig Fulda, and Hermann Sudermann. The events of Sudermann's life are few; and he has the good sense to prefer to be known through his works rather than through the medium of the professional interviewer. The facts here set down, however, we owe to the courtesy of Sudermann himself a circumstance that lends them an additional interest. Hermann Sudermann was born September 30, 1857, in Matzicken, a poor village in Heydekrug, a district of East Prussia, situated on the Russian frontier. It is not unlikely that the following passage taken from one of his novels bears some resemblance to the place:-- ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 33886
Author: Sudermann, Hermann
Release Date: Oct 28, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English

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Translator: Henkel, Lily

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