Project Gutenberg 2024-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 632 Mann, Thomas 1875 1955 Mann, Paul Thomas Thomas, Paul Lowe-Porter, H. T. (Helen Tracy) 1876 1963 Lowe-Porter, Helen Tracy Porter-Lowe, H. T. (Helen Tracy) Buddenbrooks, volume 1 of 2 $aNew York :$bAlfred A. Knopf, $c1924, reprint 1927. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddenbrooks Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Buddenbrooks, Volume 1 of 2" by Thomas Mann is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story explores the fortunes and decline of a wealthy merchant family in Lübeck, Germany, through the eyes of its members, particularly focusing on the characters of Consul Jean Buddenbrook and his children. The book delves into themes of family, legacy, and the effects of social status and wealth on personal relationships. The opening of "Buddenbrooks" introduces the Buddenbrook family gathered in their home, revealing the dynamics among them during a quiet afternoon. We encounter young Antonie, affectionately called Tony, learning from her catechism under the amused gaze of her grandfather, Johann Buddenbrook. As the family anticipates guests for a dinner gathering, the scene is set with rich descriptions of the home's decor and the warmth of their interactions. An underlying tension regarding family disputes begins to emerge with hints of economic troubles and personal grievances, particularly involving the elder son Gotthold, suggesting that the harmony of the family is under strain. This opening effectively establishes the intricate relationships within the Buddenbrook household and foreshadows the conflicts that will arise as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/buddenbrooks0001mann/page/n7/mode/2up 20200527023448mann 1924 US Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Germany -- Fiction Domestic fiction Families -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: German Literature 765994 2025-06-29T04:12:16.017947 text/html 740927 2025-02-15T14:19:10 text/html 564920 2025-06-29T04:12:26.151886 application/epub+zip 562771 2025-06-29T04:12:17.551984 application/epub+zip 471006 2025-06-29T04:12:16.798929 application/epub+zip 823026 2025-06-29T04:12:32.741913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 756103 2025-06-29T04:12:25.435891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713282 2025-06-29T04:12:14.776979 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 680454 2025-02-15T14:19:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19313 2025-06-29T04:12:32.888868 application/rdf+xml 8754 2025-06-29T04:12:16.997951 image/jpeg 1640 2025-06-29T04:12:16.896939 image/jpeg 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11.037382 application/octet-stream 467 2021-10-17T15:20:11.037382 application/octet-stream 499771 2025-06-29T04:12:16.084954 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia