Project Gutenberg 2014-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 216 Strindberg, August 1849 1912 Strindberg, Johan August Field, Claud 1863 1941 Field, Claud Herbert Alwyn Field, C. The German Lieutenant, and Other Stories The German lieutenant -- Over-refinement -- "Unwelcome" -- Higher aims -- Paul and Peter -- A funeral -- The last shot. E-text prepared by Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by HathiTrust Digital Library (http://www.hathitrust.org/digital_library) "The German Lieutenant and Other Stories" by August Strindberg is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The opening story, titled "The German Lieutenant," focuses on Lieut. Von Bleichroden, a Prussian officer during the Franco-Prussian War, who wrestles with the moral complexities of warfare and the toll it takes on his conscience. The collection delves into themes of duty, individual morality versus societal expectations, and the psychological impact of war. At the start of the first story, readers are introduced to Von Bleichroden, who is stationed in a quaint café in France shortly after the Battle of Sedan. As he writes a letter to his wife expressing his homesickness and anxieties about impending warfare, his internal conflict becomes clear. He contemplates the brutal realities of guerra, including the execution of three captured French "franc-tireurs." The tension builds as he interacts with the local curé, who implores him to show mercy, forcing the lieutenant to confront the duality of his role as a soldier and a man struggling with the weight of his decisions. This opening sets the tone for the exploration of the psyche amidst the chaos of war throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Strindberg, August, 1849-1912 -- Translations into English Short stories, Swedish -- Translations into English Swedish fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Short Stories Category: Historical Novels 370970 2025-08-18T14:57:09.787481 text/html 349485 2024-10-24T08:21:15 text/html 221312 2025-08-18T14:57:17.052405 application/epub+zip 225565 2025-08-18T14:57:12.729418 application/epub+zip 214074 2025-08-18T14:57:11.575447 application/epub+zip 423652 2025-08-18T14:57:20.289427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 410740 2025-08-18T14:57:16.202415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379972 2022-09-21T04:11:57.341972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358303 2025-08-18T14:57:09.245418 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 338311 2024-10-24T08:21:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17817 2025-08-18T14:57:20.420389 application/rdf+xml 16522 2025-08-18T14:57:12.072388 image/jpeg 3731 2025-08-18T14:57:11.821415 image/jpeg 220160 2025-08-18T14:57:09.818434 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 sv.wikipedia