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Immensee

Immensee

Hardcover

FantasyHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 116143593X
ISBN13: 9781161435931
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Immensee is a novella written by Theodore W. Storm, a German author, and was first published in 1849. The story revolves around the protagonist, Reinhardt, who falls in love with his childhood friend, Elisabeth, while spending his summer vacations at her family's estate in Immensee. Reinhardt is deeply in love with Elisabeth, but she only sees him as a friend. Reinhardt leaves Immensee and goes to study in a different city, but he never forgets Elisabeth.Years pass, and Reinhardt returns to Immensee to find that Elisabeth is now married to another man. Reinhardt is heartbroken but decides to stay in Immensee and help Elisabeth's husband with his business. Reinhardt's presence in the town rekindles Elisabeth's feelings for him, and she realizes that she has always loved him. However, Elisabeth is torn between her love for Reinhardt and her loyalty to her husband.The story is a classic tale of unrequited love, loyalty, and the consequences of one's actions. Storm's writing style is poetic and descriptive, capturing the beauty of the German countryside and the emotions of the characters. Immensee is a timeless classic that explores the complexities of human relationships and the power of love.Straight opposite, in the middle of all this forest verdure, there lay a patch of white, like driven snow. This was an expanse of blossoming fruit-trees, and out of them, up on the high lake shore, rose the manor-house, shining white, with tiles of red. A stork flew up from the chimney, and circled slowly above the waters.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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