Project Gutenberg 2020-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 78 Thenen, Julie 1834 1919 Fräulein Doctor im Irrenhause: Eine Begebenheit aus unserer Zeit Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file made from scans of public domain material at Austrian Literature Online.) "Fräulein Doctor im Irrenhause: Eine Begebenheit aus unserer Zeit" by Julie Thenen is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around Zerline, a beautiful and ambitious actress who seeks to research insanity firsthand by visiting an insane asylum. Driven by her desire to portray the role of a madwoman with authenticity, Zerline's journey into the world of madness reveals her superficial understanding of the complexities of mental illness and the lives of the patients housed there. The opening of the novel introduces Zerline on a cold, rainy autumn morning as she walks toward the asylum, portraying her beauty and elegance contrasted with the dark, foreboding setting. As she approaches the institution, she is filled with both excitement and dread, grappling with her fears of entering such a place. Zerline’s intentions to observe and understand the madness that afflicts her future audience become apparent, as does her arrogance and naivety regarding the struggles of the patients. As she interacts with various inmates, including delusional individuals and those grappling with grief, the narrative begins to explore the themes of perception versus reality and the often-misunderstood nature of madness, setting the stage for Zerline’s character development and the unfolding drama of her time in the asylum. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Austrian fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 156783 2025-07-25T08:31:18.788210 text/html 132702 2024-10-18T07:30:05 text/html 161551 2025-07-25T08:31:21.435172 application/epub+zip 161592 2025-07-25T08:31:19.356166 application/epub+zip 129265 2025-07-25T08:31:19.073207 application/epub+zip 213473 2025-07-25T08:31:23.304183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200179 2025-07-25T08:31:21.166205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168145 2022-09-28T17:14:21.186231 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140868 2025-07-25T08:31:18.599175 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 120808 2024-10-18T07:30:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16263 2025-07-25T08:31:23.441156 application/rdf+xml 8937 2025-07-25T08:31:19.157190 image/jpeg 1916 2025-07-25T08:31:19.114216 image/jpeg 160980 2025-07-25T08:31:18.823189 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