Project Gutenberg 2014-05-25 Public domain in the USA. 270 Zweig, Stefan 1881 1942 Branch, Stephen The Burning Secret Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Burning Secret" by Stefan Zweig is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young baron who, while vacationing in a resort, becomes infatuated with a beautiful woman and her young son, Edgar. The narrative explores themes of desire, childhood innocence, and the complexities of adult relationships, particularly through the contrasting perspectives of the baron and the child. The opening of "The Burning Secret" introduces the baron as he arrives at a mountainous hotel, where he feels discontented by the lack of company or potential romantic interests. His mood changes when he notices a lady and her son, Edgar, who captures his attention. The narrative details the baron's immediate attraction to the woman and his intention to engage with her, while also highlighting Edgar's shy yet eager disposition. As the baron slowly ingratiates himself with the boy, it becomes apparent that the boy's emotional state is deeply intertwined with the actions of the adults around him. The tension begins as Edgar senses a shift in his mother’s attention and potentially the baron's motives, setting the stage for a complex interplay of emotions and hidden secrets. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45755/45755-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Psychological fiction Austria -- Fiction Jealousy -- Fiction Sanatoriums -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 178601 2025-07-18T12:33:09.571703 text/html 157067 2024-10-24T07:29:32 text/html 140581 2025-07-18T12:33:12.345640 application/epub+zip 142733 2025-07-18T12:33:10.014670 application/epub+zip 105170 2025-07-18T12:33:09.780661 application/epub+zip 212618 2025-07-18T12:33:14.474634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189951 2025-07-18T12:33:12.115629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152081 2022-09-20T20:00:50.865205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160448 2025-07-18T12:33:09.347653 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160277 2024-11-28T02:21:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18095 2025-07-18T12:33:14.597635 application/rdf+xml 12260 2025-07-18T12:33:09.844669 image/jpeg 2243 2025-07-18T12:33:09.813635 image/jpeg 137823 2025-07-18T12:33:09.589633 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 de.wikipedia