Project Gutenberg 2024-07-10 Public domain in the USA. 193 Storm, Theodor 1817 1888 Storm, Hans Theodor Woldsen 08034693 Der Schimmelreiter $aBoston :$bGinn and Company, $c1908. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rider_on_the_White_Horse "Der Schimmelreiter" by Theodor Storm is a novella written in the late 19th century. The story is set in the North Frisian marshlands and revolves around Hauke Haien, a young ambitious man with a deep understanding of dike construction. The narrative captures his struggles against the formidable forces of nature, societal skepticism, and his eventual tragic fate as he takes on the role of the dike rider in a harsh and unforgiving landscape. At the start of the story, the narrator recalls a dramatic encounter on a stormy October afternoon while riding along a dike. The reader is introduced to the desolate surroundings of the North Frisian marshlands and the constant threat of flooding from the North Sea. The protagonist, Hauke Haien, is depicted as a young visionary with an intense focus on improving the dikes to protect his homeland. As he interacts with the local community and their beliefs, he becomes entangled in tales of the mythical "Schimmelreiter," a ghostly rider, signaling the tension between man’s progress and nature's wrath. The opening sets a tone of foreboding and emphasizes the themes of ambition, isolation, and conflict, foreshadowing Hauke's inevitable confrontation with destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240709010058storm 1908 us Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Historical fiction Dikes (Engineering) -- Germany -- Schleswig-Holstein -- Fiction Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) -- Fiction PT Text Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: German Literature 278201 2025-07-29T09:20:57.760108 text/html 255543 2024-07-10T17:56:03 text/html 226868 2025-07-29T09:21:01.375154 application/epub+zip 231853 2025-07-29T09:20:58.331100 application/epub+zip 174107 2025-07-29T09:20:58.034109 application/epub+zip 310845 2025-07-29T09:21:03.894100 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 302182 2025-07-29T09:21:00.999133 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265521 2025-07-29T09:20:57.451158 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 245849 2024-07-10T17:56:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16688 2025-07-29T09:21:04.037150 application/rdf+xml 16516 2025-07-29T09:20:58.128105 image/jpeg 2894 2025-07-29T09:20:58.081095 image/jpeg 390275 2025-07-29T09:20:57.797113 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