Project Gutenberg 2017-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 117 Schupp, Ottokar 1834 1911 Hurdy-Gurdy: Bilder aus einem Landgängerdorfe 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.) "Hurdy-Gurdy: Bilder aus einem Landgängerdorfe" by Ottokar Schupp is a narrative work likely written in the late 19th century. This novel explores the lives of characters in a village populated by itinerant woodcutters and those engaged in disreputable trades, delving into themes of poverty, morality, and the struggles of youthful love. Central to the story is the character Babette, the daughter of a troubled, alcoholic father, who seeks to navigate her challenging circumstances amidst social degradation. The opening of the narrative introduces a vivid setting, as the narrator reflects on the picturesque landscape near a village inhabited by landgängers. This serene imagery contrasts sharply with the introduction of Heimerdinger, a drunken and destitute tailor, and his wife, who exemplify the decline of their social standing. As Heimerdinger’s absurdity unfolds, revealing his delusions of grandeur even amid poverty, Babette emerges as a figure of innocence caught in a web of familial and societal pressure. Moreover, the alarming presence of the manipulative old Fink, who exploits the community's vulnerabilities, sets the stage for Babette's struggles with love and identity—hinting at a deeper narrative about the exploitation and resilience found within the confines of dismal circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. de German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 205877 2025-09-22T03:53:46.298076 text/html 183035 2024-10-23T02:03:17 text/html 133506 2025-09-22T03:53:49.927056 application/epub+zip 132020 2025-09-22T03:53:46.884077 application/epub+zip 129236 2025-09-22T03:53:46.578062 application/epub+zip 184374 2025-09-22T03:53:52.140022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168210 2025-09-22T03:53:49.273057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165766 2022-09-24T22:21:20.563507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189125 2025-09-22T03:53:46.077110 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 169191 2024-10-23T02:03:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15993 2025-09-22T03:53:52.257021 application/rdf+xml 7746 2025-09-22T03:53:46.649067 image/jpeg 1859 2025-09-22T03:53:46.614053 image/jpeg 104625 2025-09-22T03:53:46.320061 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