Project Gutenberg 2017-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 89 Gerstäcker, Friedrich 1816 1872 Gerstacker, Friedrich Gerstäcker, Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstaecker, Frederick Kreuz und Quer, Erster Band Neue gesammelte Erzählungen Den Teufel an die Wand malen -- Booby-island -- Zacharias Hasenmeier's Abenteuer -- Das Hospital auf der Mission Dolores -- Eine Polizeistreife in Cincinnati. Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Kreuz und Quer, Erster Band" by Friedrich Gerstäcker is a collection of narratives written in the late 19th century. The book seems to explore themes such as love, jealousy, and the struggles of an artist, focusing particularly on the character Ernst Trautenau, a young painter who grapples with his emotions for Clemence, the daughter of a wealthy banker. At the start of the narrative, we are introduced to Ernst as he paints a grotesque figure on his studio wall, later revealed to be a caricatured portrait of the Major von Reuhenfels, the man who has become engaged to Clemence. The opening introduces a conversation between Ernst and his friend Frank, discussing Ernst's feelings of animosity toward the Major and his unrequited love for Clemence. As the story unfolds, Ernst recalls a prior encounter with Clemence that has left a profound impact on him. Despite his passion, Ernst resigns himself to the reality that his love is hopeless, and the weight of this unfulfilled longing lingers heavily in his heart. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 480953 2025-07-21T14:50:47.924617 text/html 463145 2024-10-23T01:59:36 text/html 258461 2025-07-21T14:50:53.482585 application/epub+zip 261587 2025-07-21T14:50:48.917556 application/epub+zip 257640 2025-07-21T14:50:48.426558 application/epub+zip 390471 2025-07-21T14:50:57.275551 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364882 2025-07-21T14:50:52.936615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361049 2022-09-24T21:01:39.954188 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440005 2025-07-21T14:50:47.295626 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420186 2024-10-23T01:59:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17157 2025-07-21T14:50:57.408528 application/rdf+xml 14918 2025-07-21T14:50:48.508575 image/jpeg 2488 2025-07-21T14:50:48.467570 image/jpeg 244331 2025-07-21T14:50:47.975571 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