Project Gutenberg 2019-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 131 Christen, Ada 1839 1901 Breden, Christiane Friderik Christen, A. (Ada) Breden, Christiane Friederik Unsere Nachbarn: Neue Skizzen Die Liese I. -- Die Liese II. -- Der einsame Spatz -- Nur ein Wort -- Im neuen Hause -- Mama muß tanzen -- Nachbar Krippelmacher -- Als er heimkehrte. Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library.) "Unsere Nachbarn: Neue Skizzen" by Ada Christen is a collection of literary sketches written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the lives of ordinary people in a neighborhood, particularly focusing on the experiences and observations of the main character, Liese, who reflects on their past and her own solitary existence. Through her narrative, themes of love, longing, and the intricacies of human relationships are explored, providing a rich tapestry of social commentary on the lives of women in that era. At the start of the collection, Liese is introduced as a single woman who contemplates her life and the lives of those around her. She reminisces about her childhood and the neighbors who have vastly different experiences. Through her reflections, we learn about her upbringing and her modest, yet fulfilling existence as an independent worker, embroidering and living simply. The sketches blend her musings with observations about the people she interacts with, revealing a sharpness in her insights about societal expectations, particularly regarding marriage and femininity. Liese’s character embodies the themes of solitude and the quest for belonging, as she engages with memories and the lives of others in her neighborhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Austrian fiction Short stories, Austrian PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 290273 2025-06-24T05:39:21.479587 text/html 272517 2024-10-17T13:42:18 text/html 356688 2025-06-24T05:39:26.437586 application/epub+zip 354756 2025-06-24T05:39:22.411539 application/epub+zip 164016 2025-06-24T05:39:21.934601 application/epub+zip 400315 2025-06-24T05:39:29.563548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373389 2025-06-24T05:39:25.950553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214512 2022-09-27T07:45:05.524308 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260765 2025-06-24T05:39:21.004604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240868 2024-10-17T13:42:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17088 2025-06-24T05:39:29.709501 application/rdf+xml 6372 2025-06-24T05:39:22.029537 image/jpeg 1544 2025-06-24T05:39:21.983548 image/jpeg 285796 2025-06-24T05:39:21.515555 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