Project Gutenberg 2017-09-18 Public domain in the USA. 124 Huch, Ricarda 1864 1947 Huch, Ricarda Octavia Der letzte Sommer: Eine Erzählung in Briefen Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_letzte_Sommer_(Ricarda_Huch) E-text prepared by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Der letzte Sommer: Eine Erzählung in Briefen" by Ricarda Huch is a fictional narrative crafted in the early 20th century. This epistolary work delves into the intricacies of family dynamics and social issues against the backdrop of a summer spent in a Russian estate. The characters, including a young secretary named Lju, who secretly harbors deadly intentions towards the governor, navigate their relationships amidst underlying tensions of societal change and personal ambitions. The opening of the narrative introduces us to a correspondence among various characters, revealing initial impressions and dynamics within the household of the governor. Lju has just assumed his role as the governor’s secretary, primarily to provide protection amid threats against the family. Through letters exchanged between family members, we learn about the their perceptions of Lju, who is navigating the delicate balance of integrating into the family while harboring ulterior motives. The letters reveal the daily life, social interactions, and individual personalities, especially focusing on family members like Welja, Jessika, and Katja, who each express their thoughts about their surroundings and the new secretary. The scene is set for a summer filled with both comical and serious undertones, highlighting personal aspirations and broader societal conflicts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Epistolary fiction German fiction -- 20th century PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 216366 2025-06-22T08:26:33.013655 text/html 193020 2024-10-23T02:39:44 text/html 119115 2025-06-22T08:26:37.383592 application/epub+zip 118958 2025-06-22T08:26:34.038593 application/epub+zip 110390 2025-06-22T08:26:33.540640 application/epub+zip 215574 2025-06-22T08:26:40.506567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166268 2025-06-22T08:26:36.705598 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148217 2022-08-25T06:00:26.070517 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196597 2023-09-24T05:15:15.812913 text/plain 176634 2024-10-23T02:39:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16462 2025-06-22T08:26:40.656561 application/rdf+xml 8619 2025-06-22T08:26:33.615660 image/jpeg 1795 2025-06-22T08:26:33.578596 image/jpeg 107780 2025-06-22T08:26:33.041598 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 en.wikipedia