Project Gutenberg 2015-03-21 Public domain in the USA. 188 Heyking, Elisabeth von 1861 1925 Von Heyking, Elisabeth Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briefe,_die_ihn_nicht_erreichten_(Novelle) Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Briefe, die ihn nicht erreichten" by Elisabeth von Heyking is a collection of letters written in the late 19th century. The narrative follows the protagonist as she reflects on her travels, her friendships, and her observations about culture, particularly in regard to China and Japan. The letters offer insight into her thoughts on societal norms, personal longing, and the contrasts between different cultures. The opening of this work introduces the protagonist, who is in Vancouver in August 1899, as she corresponds with a friend. She expresses delight in her friend's letter, which sounds less melancholic than she expected. Her reflections span her recent trip to Japan, where she found familiarities that brought comfort, such as the people and flowers reminiscent of those she knew back home. The letters also depict her encounters with fellow travelers, including a character named Bartolo, who is enthusiastic about his schemes in China, setting the stage for deeper explorations into the themes of hope, ambition, and cultural exchange. Overall, the beginning establishes a personal and introspective tone that invites readers into both the protagonist's travels and her inner world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Epistolary fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing Category: German Literature 380189 2025-06-19T13:06:10.702241 text/html 363275 2024-10-24T17:10:42 text/html 290214 2025-06-19T13:06:16.585206 application/epub+zip 293240 2025-06-19T13:06:11.848243 application/epub+zip 205611 2025-06-19T13:06:11.306251 application/epub+zip 435511 2025-06-19T13:06:21.126141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369373 2025-06-19T13:06:16.046212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282597 2022-09-22T05:10:36.808907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345933 2025-06-19T13:06:10.155255 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326129 2024-10-24T17:10:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16063 2025-06-19T13:06:21.394166 application/rdf+xml 10741 2025-06-19T13:06:11.404236 image/jpeg 2482 2025-06-19T13:06:11.357233 image/jpeg 238045 2025-06-19T13:06:10.751250 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