Project Gutenberg 2016-12-21 Public domain in the USA. 108 Schilling, Gustav 1766 1839 Der Weihnacht-Abend Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project. "Der Weihnacht-Abend" by Gustav Schilling is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story unfolds in a festive setting, likely around Christmas time, following the characters Woldemar and his friend as they navigate the bustling Christmarket filled with lively interactions and contrasting emotions. The narrative is teeming with themes of love, fate, and the consequences of choices, particularly in the context of romantic aspirations and social dynamics. The opening of the novel introduces a winter scene where the North Wind blows and snow falls, creating a vivid backdrop for the Christmarket filled with merchants and buyers. Woldemar, eager to embrace the joyous atmosphere, pulls his friend into the crowd. They encounter various characters, including a melancholy clerk and a lively condtior selling delightful treats. Woldemar expresses a desire to pursue military duty, reflecting on his fickle fate influenced by an indecisive fairy. Amidst this, the character of Hermine is introduced through her overprotective uncle, highlighting the complexity of love and courtship in their world. Through witty dialogue and vibrant descriptions, the initial chapters set up a web of relationships and emotional entanglements that promise to develop throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Category: Romance Category: Novels Category: German Literature 192647 2025-07-21T11:25:09.917177 text/html 171180 2024-10-23T01:32:25 text/html 176130 2025-07-21T11:25:13.340208 application/epub+zip 176653 2025-07-21T11:25:10.664228 application/epub+zip 95714 2025-07-21T11:25:10.306190 application/epub+zip 254557 2025-07-21T11:25:15.719154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220616 2025-07-21T11:25:12.966164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 139935 2022-09-24T13:07:45.769043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164090 2025-07-21T11:25:09.518209 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144267 2024-10-23T01:32:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17229 2025-07-21T11:25:15.858160 application/rdf+xml 6283 2025-07-21T11:25:10.369163 image/jpeg 1559 2025-07-21T11:25:10.337231 image/jpeg 165101 2025-07-21T11:25:09.937237 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