Project Gutenberg 2010-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 570 Freytag, Gustav 1816 1895 Freitag, Gustav Malcolm, Mrs. (Georgina) Malcolm, Georgina Malcolm, Georgiana Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. Pictures of German Life in the 18th and 19th Centuries, Vol. I. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I" by Gustav Freytag is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work examines various aspects of German life during the 18th and 19th centuries, focusing on societal developments and the conditions of different classes, particularly the peasantry. The narrative aims to elaborate on the evolution of German character, reflecting the profound changes that German society underwent during these centuries. At the start of the publication, Freytag introduces the concept that a nation's progress is a product of individuals shaping the collective culture and vice versa. He emphasizes the unique historical trajectory of Germany, marked by tensions between the desire for individual freedom and systemic oppression from the nobility and state. The opening chapters outline the lives of German peasants, exploring their historical evolution from being largely free individuals with significant political influence to becoming bonded laborers, highlighting the social and economic changes over centuries that impacted their status and autonomy. Freytag's work promises to provide a deep understanding of these transformations, setting the stage for discussions on the life of the lower nobility and urban citizens in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Germany -- Civilization Germany -- Social life and customs DD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 679919 2025-06-14T03:36:27.627173 text/html 670132 2010-09-29T17:57:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 247668 2010-09-29T17:57:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 358797 2025-06-14T03:36:38.873093 application/epub+zip 365355 2025-06-14T03:36:32.085119 application/epub+zip 320849 2025-06-14T03:36:30.453184 application/epub+zip 702578 2025-06-14T03:36:44.072099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 670792 2025-06-14T03:36:37.789079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450507 2022-09-15T11:58:14.522719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644464 2025-06-14T03:36:26.815132 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 644245 2010-09-29T17:57:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 243549 2010-09-29T17:57:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 644354 2010-09-29T17:57:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243457 2010-09-29T17:57:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21307 2025-06-14T03:36:44.223056 application/rdf+xml 23834 2025-06-14T03:36:31.050111 image/jpeg 4259 2025-06-14T03:36:30.754111 image/jpeg 350468 2025-06-14T03:36:27.686145 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