Project Gutenberg 2005-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 284 Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion) 1854 1909 Crawford, Francis Marion Doctor Claudius, A True Story Produced by Paul Murray, Charlie Kirschner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Doctor Claudius, A True Story" by F. Marion Crawford is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Dr. Claudius, a Swedish mathematician living in Heidelberg, who finds himself grappling with existential questions about life, loneliness, and the meaningfulness of his academic pursuits. As he reflects on his life, Claudius unexpectedly inherits a vast fortune from his recently deceased uncle, which brings further complexity to his already introspective existence. At the start of the narrative, we meet Dr. Claudius as he contemplates his loneliness and aging while surrounded by the trappings of his academic life. He is depicted as a solitary character, dedicated to his studies but feeling increasingly disconnected from the world around him. The opening also introduces a letter revealing his unexpected inheritance, prompting Claudius to delve into the implications of such wealth. Through his interactions and the thoughts about a mysterious woman he glimpses in the castle grounds, we see his paradoxical struggle between desiring connections with others and a profound sense of independence. The beginning sets a tone of introspection and inquiry, posing questions on the nature of wealth, purpose, and human connection that are likely to be explored throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Love stories PS Text Category: Novels 615072 2025-08-06T13:08:24.273573 text/html 638590 2020-12-14T05:06:36 text/html 312266 2025-08-06T13:08:33.348494 application/epub+zip 321343 2025-08-06T13:08:27.487465 application/epub+zip 305828 2025-08-06T13:08:26.148539 application/epub+zip 553420 2025-08-06T13:08:38.108515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525281 2025-08-06T13:08:32.538440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477519 2022-09-07T20:36:12.419354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592353 2025-08-06T13:08:23.317582 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592204 2020-12-14T05:06:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 592206 2020-12-14T05:06:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20149 2025-08-06T13:08:38.299440 application/rdf+xml 11752 2025-08-06T13:08:26.655498 image/jpeg 2890 2025-08-06T13:08:26.400534 image/jpeg 223329 2020-12-14T05:06:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 234834 2020-12-14T05:06:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 223223 2020-12-14T05:06:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 306248 2025-08-06T13:08:24.337542 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 en.wikipedia