Project Gutenberg 2023-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 97 Barber, Ida 1842 1931 Lebensbilder : $b Novellensammlung $aAustria :$bVerlag von E. Czaki, $c1882. Weihnachtsschäfchen: Skizze nach dem Leben -- Ein improvisirtes Verlobungsfest: Humoreske -- Aus dem Leben eines Gründers -- Glaubenskämpfe -- Thurmwächters Rundschau in der Sylvesternacht -- Eine verunglückte Speculation. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Lebensbilder : Novellensammlung" by Ida Barber is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This compilation seems to address themes of humanity, compassion, and societal struggles, often reflecting real-life situations and the lives of less fortunate characters. The opening portion introduces us to characters facing dire circumstances, particularly focusing on children and the marginalized in society. The beginning of the collection presents a poignant scene that encapsulates the struggles of the impoverished. It revolves around a six-year-old girl named Anna Masson, who is desperately trying to sell small sheep figurines on a cold Christmas Eve to provide for her sick mother. As she faces indifference from passersby and despair over her situation, a benevolent stranger steps in, highlighting themes of kindness and the human connection in difficult times. The narrative quickly evokes empathy for Anna and sets the stage for deeper explorations of life’s challenges and the impact of benevolence, which seem central to the stories in this collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009782670 20210403061529barber 1882 AT Reading ease score: 77.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Short stories, German German fiction -- 19th century PT Text Category: Short Stories Category: German Literature 320360 2025-07-28T06:14:41.941639 text/html 321784 2023-05-16T12:48:23 text/html 1544092 2025-07-28T06:14:48.126574 application/epub+zip 1541740 2025-07-28T06:14:43.470634 application/epub+zip 241220 2025-07-28T06:14:42.589652 application/epub+zip 1489386 2025-07-28T06:14:51.549610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1461455 2025-07-28T06:14:47.425585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292151 2025-07-28T06:14:41.452635 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291920 2023-05-16T12:48:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18153 2025-07-28T06:14:51.691575 application/rdf+xml 7068 2025-07-28T06:14:42.855626 image/jpeg 1824 2025-07-28T06:14:42.718607 image/jpeg 113535 2023-05-16T12:48:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1278241 2023-05-16T12:48:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1331355 2025-07-28T06:14:42.007671 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