Project Gutenberg 2010-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 153 Sudermann, Hermann 1857 1928 Sudermann, Herman Sunderman, Hermann Sudermann, H. (Hermann) Lee, Elizabeth 1857 1920 Henkel, Lily 07029154 Der Wunsch. English The Wish: A Novel Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "The Wish: A Novel" by Hermann Sudermann is a literary work written in the late 19th century. The novel centers around complex emotions and relationships, particularly focusing on Olga, a woman caught in the aftermath of a tragic love story involving her sister's husband, Robert Hellinger. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and moral strife as the characters navigate the difficult dynamics of personal desires against social expectations. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to an old doctor contemplating his life’s work and the turbulence that lies ahead. As he receives letters containing joyful news about familial ties and love, his mundane morning is shattered by another letter announcing Olga's tragic decision to end her life due to insurmountable emotional turmoil. The turmoil intensifies as the doctor grapples with the implications of Olga's death, discovering the profound impact it has on Robert Hellinger, her betrothed, who is haunted by grief and questions about her demise. This sets the stage for a poignant exploration of the fragility of human connections and the devastating consequences of unspoken feelings and societal pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sisters -- Fiction Suicide victims -- Fiction Love stories, German PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 388614 2025-07-14T03:54:41.772691 text/html 387307 2010-10-28T09:48:52 text/html 212842 2025-07-14T03:54:49.046646 application/epub+zip 218975 2025-07-14T03:54:44.642662 application/epub+zip 207338 2025-07-14T03:54:43.457695 application/epub+zip 405276 2025-07-14T03:54:52.306643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385585 2025-07-14T03:54:48.285681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298897 2022-09-15T12:22:57.204916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345025 2025-07-14T03:54:40.762701 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344875 2010-10-28T09:48:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344869 2010-10-28T09:48:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22788 2025-07-14T03:54:52.465630 application/rdf+xml 14643 2025-07-14T03:54:43.952671 image/jpeg 3684 2025-07-14T03:54:43.703662 image/jpeg 132881 2010-10-28T09:48:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 137027 2010-10-28T09:48:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 132844 2010-10-28T09:48:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 208871 2025-07-14T03:54:41.801691 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 en.wikipedia