Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 864 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749 1832 Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, J. W. (Johann Wolfgang) Goethe, Juan Wolfgango Die Wahlverwandtschaften Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elective_Affinities https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Wahlverwandtschaften "Die Wahlverwandtschaften" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story begins with the character Eduard, a wealthy baron, who operates a tree nursery and enjoys the beauty of the natural world around him. As the narrative unfolds, Eduard and his wife Charlotte discuss their feelings about inviting a friend, the Captain, to stay with them, revealing a complex web of emotions and interpersonal dynamics that hint at deeper themes of love, relationships, and the consequences of choices. The opening of the novel sets the scene in Eduard's idyllic estate, detailing his interactions with Charlotte and emphasizing their mutual care for their friend while also hinting at underlying tensions. Eduard expresses concern for the Captain, who is struggling with a sense of purposelessness, and proposes to bring him to their home for companionship. Charlotte, while understanding, raises concerns about how this might affect their current dynamic. Their dialogue reveals both the warmth of their relationship and the intricacies that will become increasingly significant as the narrative progresses, setting the stage for potential conflicts involving love and loyalty as their lives intertwine with those of the Captain and others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Adultery -- Fiction Social problems -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction Love stories, German German fiction -- 19th century PT Text DE Prosa Category: Novels Category: German Literature 575965 2025-07-01T12:48:51.638135 text/html 579702 2020-04-17T21:51:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 610300 2020-04-18T11:29:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 398181 2025-07-01T12:48:57.021112 application/epub+zip 399156 2025-07-01T12:48:52.339295 application/epub+zip 329089 2025-07-01T12:48:51.988129 application/epub+zip 528788 2025-07-01T12:49:01.292070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 493297 2025-07-01T12:48:56.659153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423484 2022-09-02T03:57:38.522293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555739 2025-07-01T12:48:51.290120 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 556028 2020-04-17T21:51:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 209020 2020-04-18T11:29:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20429 2025-07-01T12:49:01.424044 application/rdf+xml 23659 2025-07-01T12:48:52.070102 image/jpeg 3425 2025-07-01T12:48:52.029107 image/jpeg 611554 2025-07-01T12:48:51.691172 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