Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 82 Ebers, Georg 1837 1898 Ebers, Georg Moritz Ebers, George Moritz Safford, Mary J. (Mary Joanna) 1842 1916 Safford, Mary Joanna The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 04 This eBook was produced by David Widger "The Burgomaster's Wife — Volume 04" by Georg Ebers is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of a besieged city during a time of conflict, the story centers around the lives of Maria, the Burgomaster's wife, and her interactions with the city's authority, the looming threat of the Spanish forces, and her personal struggles with loyalty and love. The opening of the novel introduces a moment filled with tension and emotional complexity as Maria navigates her role in a city caught between war and duty. She is depicted as a compassionate and capable woman who deeply cares for her ailing friend, Henrica, while also dealing with her husband's responsibilities as Burgomaster. The scenes reveal the anxiety brewing within the community, hinting at both the physical and emotional battles ahead. There are glimpses of Maria's passionate commitment to the cause of liberty, her relationships with those around her, and foreshadowing of potential challenges posed by returning figures from her past, setting the stage for the unfolding drama amidst the chaos of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Netherlands -- History -- Eighty Years' War, 1568-1648 -- Fiction German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Historical Novels 163522 2025-07-03T04:42:24.124910 text/html 163318 2025-01-09T19:48:53.138126 text/html 141670 2025-07-03T04:42:29.775850 application/epub+zip 142422 2025-07-03T04:42:26.886901 application/epub+zip 131156 2025-07-03T04:42:25.806897 application/epub+zip 263819 2025-07-03T04:42:31.963840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249739 2025-07-03T04:42:29.109888 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216493 2022-09-03T07:53:04.900117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144538 2025-07-03T04:42:23.865888 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139593 2020-12-28T23:43:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18389 2025-07-03T04:42:32.087894 application/rdf+xml 12764 2025-07-03T04:42:26.297923 image/jpeg 3088 2025-07-03T04:42:26.053884 image/jpeg 55822 2020-12-28T23:43:17 application/octet-stream application/zip 141897 2025-07-03T04:42:24.138974 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