Project Gutenberg 2017-07-22 Public domain in the USA. 637 Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph von 1625 1676 Grimmelshausen, Hans Jacob Christoffel von Hirschfeld, Samuel Greiffenson von Sulsfort, German Schleifheim, von Sehmsdorff, Michael Rechulin von Grimmelshausen, Johann Jakob Christoffel von Von Grimmelshausen, Hans Jakob Christoph Trommenheim, Philarchus Grossus von Kolbenheyer, E. G. (Erwin Guido) 1878 1962 Kolbenheyer, Erwin Guido Karst, Sebastian Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplicius_Simplicissimus Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_abenteuerliche_Simplicissimus Produced by Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus" by Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen is a novel written in the late 17th century. The work follows the adventures of the titular character, Simplicissimus, an innocent and naive young man who navigates the complexities and brutalities of life in 17th-century Germany during the Thirty Years' War. Through his journey, the novel explores themes of innocence, societal hypocrisy, and the impacts of war on humanity. The opening of the story introduces Simplicissimus's early life as he recounts his upbringing, contrasting the simple pastoral lifestyle of his father, a wealthy farmer, with the chaotic world outside their farm. Simplicius is initially blissfully ignorant of the dangers and harsh realities that lie beyond his sheltered existence. As the narrative progresses, he is thrust into a world of violence and disorder brought upon by the war, which leads to the destruction of his home and family. His innocence protects him for a while, but as he encounters soldiers, bandits, and the belligerent realities of life, he begins to awaken to the harsh truths of existence, setting the stage for his transformative journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 -- Fiction PT Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: German Literature 634249 2025-07-22T06:14:29.229515 text/html 622264 2024-10-23T02:23:14 text/html 360902 2025-07-22T06:14:36.621440 application/epub+zip 368435 2025-07-22T06:14:30.499517 application/epub+zip 325322 2025-07-22T06:14:29.854503 application/epub+zip 628762 2025-07-22T06:14:41.771478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479621 2025-07-22T06:14:35.918530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460635 2022-09-25T03:47:33.193531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581398 2025-07-22T06:14:28.286513 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 561614 2024-10-23T02:23:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17968 2025-07-22T06:14:41.907436 application/rdf+xml 20871 2025-07-22T06:14:29.961491 image/jpeg 3220 2025-07-22T06:14:29.907488 image/jpeg 342620 2025-07-22T06:14:29.299557 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 en.wikipedia