Project Gutenberg 2008-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 524 Wassermann, Jakob 1873 1934 Wassermann, Jacob Lewisohn, Ludwig 1882 1955 Porterfield, Allen Wilson 1877 1952 Porterfield, Allen W. Gänsemännchen. English The Goose Man Produced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Goose Man" by Jakob Wassermann is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores themes of social change, personal struggle, and familial relationships, primarily revolving around the lives of Gottfried Nothafft, a weaver in a small German town, and his son Daniel. As the story unfolds, it delves into the impact of industrialization on traditional ways of life and how individuals strive for their aspirations amidst hardship and disappointment. The opening of the narrative introduces us to the rural setting of Eschenbach and the life of Gottfried Nothafft, a weaver whose business is threatened by the advent of machine-made textiles. His deep desire for a son is eventually fulfilled, but his life becomes increasingly burdened by poverty and despair as industry disrupts their livelihoods. When Gottfried's financial struggles intensify, he reveals a hidden savings to his brother-in-law, Jason Philip Schimmelweis, with hopes of ensuring a future for his family, particularly for Daniel. As the story begins, tensions arising from poverty, ambition, and familial expectations hint at the complex dynamics that will shape the lives of these characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Germany -- Fiction Composers -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: German Literature 1207114 2025-06-10T12:20:15.004841 text/html 1243902 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 567799 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 660738 2025-06-10T12:20:33.260741 application/epub+zip 673868 2025-06-10T12:20:18.964858 application/epub+zip 563856 2025-06-10T12:20:16.754819 application/epub+zip 962901 2025-06-10T12:20:43.743694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891503 2025-06-10T12:20:31.176708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 824569 2022-09-12T03:46:47.455959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1149396 2025-06-10T12:20:11.912840 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1149214 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=utf-8 439037 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1136910 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 437306 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1137212 2021-01-03T13:53:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 437056 2021-01-03T13:53:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24002 2025-06-10T12:20:43.939659 application/rdf+xml 10643 2025-06-10T12:20:17.367814 image/jpeg 3090 2025-06-10T12:20:17.063793 image/jpeg 625677 2025-06-10T12:20:15.121785 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia