Project Gutenberg 2010-11-29 Public domain in the USA. 254 Keller, Gottfried 1819 1890 Keller, Gotfryd Wyness, Martin Seven Legends Eugenia -- The Virgin and the devil -- The Virgin as knight -- The Virgin as nun -- The naughty Saint Vitalis -- Dorothea's flower-basket -- A legend of the dance. Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive "Seven Legends" by Gottfried Keller is a collection of fictional retellings of saints' legends written in the late 19th century. Each story reflects not only a faith-based moral lesson but also explores human emotions and desires, often with a mix of humor and irony. At the heart of these legends are characters such as the learned maiden Eugenia and the mischievous monk Vitalis, who navigate challenges to their identities and virtues in whimsical and thought-provoking ways. At the start of the collection, the reader is introduced to Eugenia, a beautiful and educated Roman maiden yearning for intellectual pursuit rather than conformity to societal norms. She initially rejects marriage proposals, preferring to delve into philosophical studies. However, her journey takes a transformative turn as she disguises herself as a monk to live a life devoted to spirituality. The narrative explores themes of identity, societal expectations, and the quest for self-awareness, mixing elements of comedy and drama in a way that captures the reader's imagination while imparting moral insights—a hallmark of Keller's storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: German Literature 217422 2025-06-14T07:23:34.491890 text/html 208352 2021-01-07T06:40:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 78270 2021-01-07T06:40:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 149400 2025-06-14T07:23:40.614319 application/epub+zip 151202 2025-06-14T07:23:36.768865 application/epub+zip 151203 2025-06-14T07:23:35.401869 application/epub+zip 278354 2025-06-14T07:23:43.459301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259028 2025-06-14T07:23:39.700333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218784 2022-09-16T03:32:13.026041 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195002 2025-06-14T07:23:33.940868 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194866 2021-01-07T06:40:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75834 2021-01-07T06:40:21 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 194871 2021-01-07T06:40:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75778 2021-01-07T06:40:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20753 2025-06-14T07:23:43.611293 application/rdf+xml 12771 2025-06-14T07:23:35.987898 image/jpeg 3394 2025-06-14T07:23:35.702859 image/jpeg 145310 2025-06-14T07:23:34.512865 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