Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 57 Ebers, Georg 1837 1898 Ebers, Georg Moritz Ebers, George Moritz Bell, Clara 1834 1927 A Thorny Path — Volume 01 This eBook was produced by David Widger "A Thorny Path — Volume 01" by Georg Ebers is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set in ancient Alexandria, the narrative delves into the lives of artists and philosophers, exploring the interplay between art, love, and the looming presence of mortality. The story primarily revolves around the gem-cutter Heron and his children, Melissa and Alexander, as they navigate their artistic ambitions and familial relationships against the backdrop of societal expectations and personal tragedies. The novel opens with a focus on Heron, a once-prominent sculptor reduced to gem-cutting due to personal grief following the loss of his wife. His son, Alexander, is an aspiring painter grappling with his own artistic identity while becoming infatuated with Korinna, a beautiful young woman who dies unexpectedly. As he paints her portrait, he becomes deeply affected by her beauty and the sorrow of her death. Meanwhile, the family's daily life is shadowed by discussions on the meaning of life, death, and the hope of spiritual connections with the departed. The siblings find themselves intertwined in a quest not only to understand their own emotions but also to help Philip, their brother, who becomes increasingly obsessed with the idea of reuniting with a spirit he believes he encountered. As the plot unfolds, themes of love, art, loss, and the search for meaning weave together, creating a narrative rich with emotional depth and philosophical inquiry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Egypt -- History -- 30 B.C.-640 A.D. -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Historical Novels 122491 2025-07-03T04:34:24.467310 text/html 122312 2025-01-09T19:39:57.012212 text/html 120839 2025-07-03T04:34:29.437317 application/epub+zip 121271 2025-07-03T04:34:26.999310 application/epub+zip 103522 2025-07-03T04:34:25.982352 application/epub+zip 235728 2025-07-03T04:34:31.255254 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225074 2025-07-03T04:34:28.835269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178899 2022-09-03T07:43:43.244155 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 109324 2025-07-03T04:34:24.236333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 104384 2020-12-28T22:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18904 2025-07-03T04:34:31.377292 application/rdf+xml 13812 2025-07-03T04:34:26.460285 image/jpeg 3906 2025-07-03T04:34:26.221289 image/jpeg 42391 2020-12-28T22:43:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 119363 2025-07-03T04:34:24.478306 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 de.wikipedia