Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Bang, Herman 1857 1912 Bang, Herman Joachim Excentriske Noveller Produced by E-text prepared by Steen Christensen Heidi Christensen, Tonya Allen and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Europe "Excentriske Noveller" by Herman Bang is a collection of short stories likely written in the late 19th century. The narratives explore themes of desire, identity, and the complexities of human relationships, often highlighting the lives of individuals who exist on the fringes of societal norms. Prominent in the opening is the character Franz Pander, a sensitive and delicate young boy who navigates a world that simultaneously fascinates and alienates him, reflecting the book's engagement with themes of beauty and longing. The opening of the collection introduces Franz Pander, a boy raised by his mother, Madam Pander, after his father, a carpenter, likely drank himself to death. As Franz grows up, he is characterized by his striking looks and refined tastes, which set him apart from other boys in his neighborhood, leading to the nickname "the Virgin." While other boys indulge in typical childhood games, Franz finds himself captivated by the world of luxury and beauty that surrounds him, particularly the opulent lives of the ladies he observes from afar. As he begins to work in a restaurant, his longing for a glamorous life intensifies, especially as he becomes infatuated with an English girl named Miss Ellinor. The tension of his desires and the harsh reality of his existence sets the stage for a poignant exploration of self and society as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. da Fiction PT Text Category: Short Stories 184243 2025-08-05T14:02:29.816294 text/html 184319 184136 2024-11-05T15:56:39.613426 2023-10-06T04:11:07.421173 text/html text/html 135028 2025-08-05T14:02:36.099265 application/epub+zip 137194 2025-08-05T14:02:32.582316 application/epub+zip 119156 2025-08-05T14:02:31.481293 application/epub+zip 279563 2025-08-05T14:02:38.467304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263536 2025-08-05T14:02:35.380285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238278 2022-09-06T18:53:20.571669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151415 2025-08-05T14:02:29.375314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131647 2024-10-28T19:12:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16805 2025-08-05T14:02:38.612301 application/rdf+xml 14976 2025-08-05T14:02:31.968275 image/jpeg 3805 2025-08-05T14:02:31.724275 image/jpeg 135229 2025-08-05T14:02:29.831303 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog da.wikipedia en.wikipedia