Project Gutenberg 2010-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 199 Velde, C. F. van der (Carl Franz) 1779 1824 Van der Velde, C. F. (Carl Franz) Velde, Carl Franz van der Velde, Karl Franz van der Greene, Nathaniel 1797 1877 Greene, Peter Green, Peter N. Green, Nathaniel P. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins: a tale of the times of the thirty years war -- The sorceress -- The anabaptist: a tale of the first half of the sixteenth century. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provide by the Web Archive "Tales from the German. Volume II." by C. F. van der Velde is a collection of translated stories written in the early 19th century. This volume includes historical tales set against the backdrop of significant events like the Thirty Years War and the Reformation. The stories explore themes of faith, struggle, and human emotion through the lives of various characters, such as Katharine, a devoted mother, and the troubled book-keeper, Oswald Dorn, who grapple with the tumultuous times they live in. At the start of this volume, the narrative unfolds on Christmas Eve during the year 1628 in Schweidnitz, focusing on Katharine, the wife of merchant Fessel, as she prepares gifts for her family amidst the looming threat of religious conflict. The opening scene reveals her interactions with Oswald Dorn, who shares a somber outlook regarding the religious persecution growing in their region. As the story progresses, tensions rise with the impending arrival of troops that embody the dangers of the era, unveiling a tale rife with impending conflict, personal relationships, and the struggle to maintain faith and hope against adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Short Stories Category: Historical Novels Category: German Literature 494544 2025-10-13T08:49:42.063710 text/html 485889 2021-01-06T14:41:05 text/html 262464 2025-10-13T08:49:50.333651 application/epub+zip 272175 2025-10-13T08:49:45.114691 application/epub+zip 260364 2025-10-13T08:49:43.910700 application/epub+zip 535579 2025-10-13T08:49:54.772669 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477492 2025-10-13T08:49:49.527673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440122 2022-09-15T04:43:32.473694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450225 2025-10-13T08:49:41.083728 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450214 2021-01-06T14:41:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450208 2021-01-06T14:41:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21505 2025-10-13T08:49:54.911625 application/rdf+xml 15607 2025-10-13T08:49:44.408693 image/jpeg 3927 2025-10-13T08:49:44.159762 image/jpeg 171597 2021-01-06T14:41:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 177041 2021-01-06T14:41:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 171559 2021-01-06T14:41:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 255402 2025-10-13T08:49:42.101680 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