Project Gutenberg 2022-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 447 Haas, Rudolf 1877 1943 52045160 Der Volksbeglücker $aGermany :$bL. Staackmann, Verlag,$c1910. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Der Volksbeglücker" by Rudolf Haas is a novel likely written in the early 20th century. The opening chapters introduce the main character, Fritz Hellwig, a sensitive and introspective youth grappling with existential questions, the loss of a father figure, and his struggle with faith and identity against a backdrop of societal norms and expectations. At the start of the story, we find Fritz in the idyllic landscape of West Bohemia, where his thoughts drift amid the summer beauty. He is depicted as a dreamy young man raised by a doting but overprotective mother after the death of his father, a schoolteacher. Fritz finds himself at odds with the pressures of school life and the prevailing values of society as he navigates his relationships, particularly with his more carefree classmate, Otto Pichler. A pivotal moment arises when he declares his rejection of religious practices, setting off a conflict with authority figures, including the stern priest Pater Romanus, as well as a personal struggle with his own beliefs and moral compass. The evolving dynamics of his friendships and the search for meaning in his life suggest both a profound character study and a commentary on societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20181028033428haas 1910 de Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. de German fiction -- 20th century PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 699148 2025-07-27T03:33:43.164591 text/html 692703 2024-10-18T19:55:02 text/html 563381 2025-07-27T03:33:52.736521 application/epub+zip 566278 2025-07-27T03:33:44.514584 application/epub+zip 434436 2025-07-27T03:33:43.797577 application/epub+zip 708149 2025-07-27T03:33:58.992486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 656491 2025-07-27T03:33:52.168537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524823 2022-09-30T12:07:30.378478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 673900 2025-07-27T03:33:42.160577 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 654080 2024-10-18T19:55:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16297 2025-07-27T03:33:59.143468 application/rdf+xml 16779 2025-07-27T03:33:44.027563 image/jpeg 2895 2025-07-27T03:33:43.912541 image/jpeg 725024 2025-07-27T03:33:43.234551 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