Project Gutenberg 2015-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 149 Raabe, Wilhelm 1831 1910 Raabe, Wilhelm Karl Corvinus, Jacob Corvinus, Jakob Wooff, Michael Wooff, Michael John Des Reiches Krone. English The Imperial Crown Produced by English translation produced by Michael Wooff "The Imperial Crown" by Wilhelm Raabe is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set during a tumultuous period in medieval Europe, particularly focusing on the fall of Constantinople and the subsequent recovery of the Holy Roman Empire's crown jewels, the story centers around an old man in Nuremberg who reflects on his youth, friendships, and the moments that shaped his life against the backdrop of political strife and personal loss. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to an older scribe grappling with the echoes of a significant historical event—the fall of Constantinople in 1453. As he writes, the noise of the town and the teachings of the fiery monk, Johannes Capistranus, intertwine with memories of his younger days, particularly concerning a friendship with the knight Michael Groland and the beautiful Mechthild Grossin. The narrative reveals the impact of their youthful adventures, the struggles for the imperial crown, and the larger implications of the ongoing wars within Christendom. The old man's reflections blend personal experience with historical context, leading up to the immediate crisis of the imperial crown's fate and foreshadowing the tribulations that are to come—a complex interplay of love, loyalty, and sacrifice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Germany -- History -- Late Middle Ages, 1254-1517 -- Fiction PT Text Category: Historical Novels Category: German Literature Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages 139360 2025-07-19T13:00:06.086705 text/html 139199 139108 2024-10-20T10:25:45.539943 2023-09-21T07:08:12.956412 text/html text/html 119029 2025-07-19T13:00:10.270728 application/epub+zip 119846 2025-07-19T13:00:07.794742 application/epub+zip 119846 2025-07-19T13:00:06.635762 application/epub+zip 226826 2025-07-19T13:00:12.053698 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218672 2025-07-19T13:00:09.677768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195655 2022-09-22T06:29:13.469613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127394 2025-07-19T13:00:05.853765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107693 2024-10-24T17:16:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18251 2025-07-19T13:00:12.201717 application/rdf+xml 12906 2025-07-19T13:00:07.270741 image/jpeg 3471 2025-07-19T13:00:07.028771 image/jpeg 117230 2025-07-19T13:00:06.098776 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