Project Gutenberg 2018-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 427 Wassermann, Jakob 1873 1934 Wassermann, Jacob Lewisohn, Ludwig 1882 1955 The World's Illusion, Volume 2 (of 2): Ruth Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The World's Illusion, Volume 2: Ruth" by Jakob Wassermann is a novel written in the early 20th century. This volume continues to explore the complex lives and relationships of its characters amidst themes of identity, societal expectations, and moral ambiguity. Central to the narrative is Christian Wahnschaffe, whose troubling journey follows his estrangement from his affluent family and subsequent entanglement with a woman of questionable background, Karen Engelschall. The opening of the novel reveals Wolfgang Wahnschaffe returning home, concerned about his brother Christian's troubling reputation and the rumors surrounding him. As Wolfgang navigates silent familial tensions and hears whispers of scandal involving Christian and a perceived 'loose woman', the narrative lays the groundwork for deeper explorations of social class and personal failure. The father, Albrecht Wahnschaffe, is depicted grappling with shame and worry over Christian’s decisions, while conversations reveal the family's status, secrets, and societal pressures, initiating an intricate plot that unfolds around themes of redemption and personal transformation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en German fiction -- Translations into English PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 859235 2025-09-23T06:23:38.823272 text/html 868130 2018-09-04T14:52:38 text/html 497946 2025-09-23T06:23:47.711242 application/epub+zip 507094 2025-09-23T06:23:40.167266 application/epub+zip 415650 2025-09-23T06:23:39.489260 application/epub+zip 770546 2025-09-23T06:23:54.439224 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671593 2025-09-23T06:23:46.967238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580165 2022-09-26T07:25:44.154652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 813197 2025-09-23T06:23:37.655282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 813127 2018-09-04T14:52:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19197 2025-09-23T06:23:54.581179 application/rdf+xml 16448 2025-09-23T06:23:39.599265 image/jpeg 2808 2025-09-23T06:23:39.545254 image/jpeg 317177 2018-09-04T14:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 457433 2018-09-04T14:52:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 455882 2025-09-23T06:23:38.897267 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 de.wikipedia en.wikipedia