Project Gutenberg 2007-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 191 Hauff, Wilhelm 1802 1827 The Severed Hand From "German Tales" Published by the American Publishers' Corporation Produced by David Widger "The Severed Hand" by Wilhelm Hauff is a dark and poignant tale written in the mid-19th century. This grim story combines elements of a short story with fantastical and moral themes prevalent during that time. The narrative follows Zaleukos, a young Greek man whose life takes a tragic turn as he navigates themes of destiny, betrayal, and the grave consequences of his decisions. The story begins with Zaleukos, who after a promising education in medicine, returns to Constantinople only to find his father's death and inheritance mishandled. Seeking fortune, he travels to Florence, becomes embroiled in an ominous encounter under a midnight bridge, and is drawn into a sinister plot involving a masked stranger. This stranger ultimately tasks Zaleukos with a horrific request: to sever the head of his sister, who he believes might not truly be dead. In a tragic twist of fate, Zaleukos unintentionally kills her, leading to his wrongful conviction for murder. The narrative explores the themes of guilt, the search for redemption, and the moral dilemmas surrounding life and death, culminating in Zaleukos's loss of a hand as a punishment and the haunting reminder of his actions that he must bear for the rest of his life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PT Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: German Literature 58085 2025-08-09T11:58:06.976080 text/html 52983 2013-02-05T10:38:08 text/html 85966 2025-08-09T11:58:10.546059 application/epub+zip 84688 2025-08-09T11:58:08.560077 application/epub+zip 84689 2025-08-09T11:58:07.536075 application/epub+zip 175445 2025-08-09T11:58:11.992064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168863 2025-08-09T11:58:09.944060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165508 2022-09-10T14:34:18.433098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 48952 2025-08-09T11:58:06.757082 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 48945 2007-09-18T13:35:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18886 2025-08-09T11:58:12.108044 application/rdf+xml 12800 2025-08-09T11:58:08.024098 image/jpeg 3390 2025-08-09T11:58:07.783082 image/jpeg 19821 2013-02-05T10:38:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 18917 2007-09-18T13:36:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 84201 2025-08-09T11:58:06.982076 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia