Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 182 Kleist, Heinrich von 1777 1811 Kleist, Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Von Kleist, Heinrich Kleist, H. V. (Heinrich von) Ausgewählte Schriften Das Bettelweib von Locarno Das Erdbeben in Chili Der Findling Der Zweikampf Die heilige Cäcilie Die Marquise von O... Die Verlobung in St. Domingo Geistererscheinung Michael Kohlhaas Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London "Ausgewählte Schriften" by Heinrich von Kleist is a collection of selected works written in the early 19th century. This anthology includes various short stories, showcasing themes of human experience such as suffering, conflict, and the supernatural, with notable pieces like "Das Bettelweib von Locarno" and "Das Erdbeben in Chili" highlighting moral dilemmas and societal critique. The opening of the collection introduces the first story, "Das Bettelweib von Locarno," set against the backdrop of an ancient castle near Locarno in the Italian Alps. The narrative begins with a sickly beggar woman who, out of compassion, is taken in by a Marchese’s family but tragically dies after being ordered to move. Years later, as the Marchese faces financial ruin and attempts to sell the castle, a knight staying in the same room reports terrifying ghostly occurrences related to the beggar woman's death. The Marchese, skeptical at first, soon undergoes a chilling experience that compels him and his wife to confront the frightening truth of their castle's tragic past, culminating in disaster as he sets the castle ablaze in despair. This opening sets the tone for Kleist's exploration of fate, societal norms, and the human psyche. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Germany -- Fiction Italy -- Fiction South America -- Fiction West Indies -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Category: Short Stories Category: German Literature 644353 2025-08-03T08:29:43.258561 text/html 644174 2025-01-09T23:55:05.434288 text/html 309669 2025-08-03T08:29:50.705507 application/epub+zip 319634 2025-08-03T08:29:46.124537 application/epub+zip 303203 2025-08-03T08:29:44.935573 application/epub+zip 543572 2025-08-03T08:29:54.578482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 522993 2025-08-03T08:29:49.987512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 494818 2022-09-03T12:49:51.536272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631446 2025-08-03T08:29:42.895581 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 616507 2020-12-29T21:46:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18886 2025-08-03T08:29:54.702492 application/rdf+xml 14135 2025-08-03T08:29:45.481532 image/jpeg 3751 2025-08-03T08:29:45.187536 image/jpeg 229538 2020-12-29T21:46:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 306472 2025-08-03T08:29:43.313557 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