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Excerpt: ... "Nonsense " cried Ceres, excitedly. "The woman is yet to be born, or rather sent down from heaven, who can touch him. He is haughtiness itself, and has less heart than his cousin. How provoked I used to be at the court-balls, to see him standing in the doorway with his arms crossed as if they were glued together, and looking down so arrogantly upon the crowd. Only when the princess, or one of the royal family, requested him to dance did he stir from the spot, and then he was at no pains to conceal that he cared not a bit for the honour. Well, we know well enough what his requisitions are for the woman, at whose feet he will lay the proud name of von Walde - Ancestors ancestors she must have, and her pedigree must date from Noah's ark."
All laughed, except Elizabeth, who remained very grave. Fraulein von Walde's behaviour had made a deep impression upon her. She was annoyed, and felt that her views of human nature had been lowered. Was such a change possible in the course of a few short hours?
The fact just stated by the ladies, that Helene von Walde loved the son of the Baroness Lessen, would have fully explained the influence exercised by the latter to any one of a practical, matter-of fact nature, - but not to Elizabeth. The elevating sentiment, described by the poets of all ages and all climes as the truest and most ennobling of which human nature is capable, could not possibly be an incentive to unworthy conduct; and it was equally hard to imagine how Herr von Hollfeld could inspire that sentiment.
Here she judged from the one-sided, personal point of view from which we are prone to pass sentence on others; but whether from the instinct of her true womanly nature, or whether she really possessed the clear insight that sees in the lines of the face the clear indications of the sou ...
All laughed, except Elizabeth, who remained very grave. Fraulein von Walde's behaviour had made a deep impression upon her. She was annoyed, and felt that her views of human nature had been lowered. Was such a change possible in the course of a few short hours?
The fact just stated by the ladies, that Helene von Walde loved the son of the Baroness Lessen, would have fully explained the influence exercised by the latter to any one of a practical, matter-of fact nature, - but not to Elizabeth. The elevating sentiment, described by the poets of all ages and all climes as the truest and most ennobling of which human nature is capable, could not possibly be an incentive to unworthy conduct; and it was equally hard to imagine how Herr von Hollfeld could inspire that sentiment.
Here she judged from the one-sided, personal point of view from which we are prone to pass sentence on others; but whether from the instinct of her true womanly nature, or whether she really possessed the clear insight that sees in the lines of the face the clear indications of the sou ...
102 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1866
About the author
E. Marlitt
406 books6 followersE. Marlitt is the pseudonym of Friederieke Henriette Christiane Eugenie John (1825 – 1887), a popular German novelist of the 19th century.
She was born in Arnstadt. Her father was a portrait painter; her patroness was the Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, who adopted her in 1841 and sent her to Vienna to study music for three years on account of her fine voice.
She became deaf, and returned to Sondershausen, living at court as a companion to her patroness for eleven years. Her correspondents were struck with her attractive style, and encouraged her to write novels. For this purpose, she returned to Arnstadt in 1863, and there began her career as a novelist.
She was born in Arnstadt. Her father was a portrait painter; her patroness was the Princess of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, who adopted her in 1841 and sent her to Vienna to study music for three years on account of her fine voice.
She became deaf, and returned to Sondershausen, living at court as a companion to her patroness for eleven years. Her correspondents were struck with her attractive style, and encouraged her to write novels. For this purpose, she returned to Arnstadt in 1863, and there began her career as a novelist.
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November 18, 2019
Nicht mein allerliebster Lieblings-Marlitt, aber auch dieses Buch habe ich schon mehrmals gelesen. Sie konnte einfach erzählen.
Es kommen im Grunde immer wieder die gleichen Figuren vor in den Geschichten (Zeit: Mitte 19. Jahrhundert und später), aber trotzdem wird es nicht langweilig. Die Heldin, das reine Mädchen mit den klaren, mutigen Ansichten, der Held, der schon gar nicht mehr geglaubt hat, dass es so etwas überhaupt gibt. Die dünkelhafte Person, die vor der Obrigkeit katzbuckelt und nach unten mit den Füßen tritt, der böse Mensch mit unreinen Absichten gegen die Heldin, die (unwürdige) Rivalin, die einfachen und geradlinigen Menschen "aus dem Volk", die geheimnisvolle, tragische Person aus der Vergangenheit, deren Rätsel erst gelöst werden muss, bevor die Bösen bestraft werden und die Guten alle Missverständnisse geklärt haben und glücklich und in Frieden leben können.
Marlitt ist für mich immer wieder "comfort food" - und kostenlos auf Kindle zu haben. ;)
Es kommen im Grunde immer wieder die gleichen Figuren vor in den Geschichten (Zeit: Mitte 19. Jahrhundert und später), aber trotzdem wird es nicht langweilig. Die Heldin, das reine Mädchen mit den klaren, mutigen Ansichten, der Held, der schon gar nicht mehr geglaubt hat, dass es so etwas überhaupt gibt. Die dünkelhafte Person, die vor der Obrigkeit katzbuckelt und nach unten mit den Füßen tritt, der böse Mensch mit unreinen Absichten gegen die Heldin, die (unwürdige) Rivalin, die einfachen und geradlinigen Menschen "aus dem Volk", die geheimnisvolle, tragische Person aus der Vergangenheit, deren Rätsel erst gelöst werden muss, bevor die Bösen bestraft werden und die Guten alle Missverständnisse geklärt haben und glücklich und in Frieden leben können.
Marlitt ist für mich immer wieder "comfort food" - und kostenlos auf Kindle zu haben. ;)
March 3, 2023
Przewidywalne odrobinę pretensjonalne, ale to też taka lektura gdzie dobro jest wynagrodzone.
February 11, 2016
Das ist das erste Buch, daß ich von Eugenie Marlitt gelesen habe. Es war ganz und gar nicht was ich erwartet hatte, nämlich banale Trivialliteratur. Die Geschichte selber ist eine reizende Liebesgeschichte, manchmal auch ein bischen schmalzig, geschrieben für ein Publikum im 19. Jh.
Was mich ganz und gar überrascht hat sind die überaus schönen Naturbeschreibungen. Die liebevolle aber auch gleichermaßen achtungsvolle Weise wie Eugenie Marlitt die kleinste Blume, Gartenranke, oder Waldung beschreibt zeigt nicht nur ihre hingabungsvolle Liebe zu allen Naturschönheiten, sondern auch ihre gekonnte Beherrschung der deutschen Sprache.
Was mich ganz und gar überrascht hat sind die überaus schönen Naturbeschreibungen. Die liebevolle aber auch gleichermaßen achtungsvolle Weise wie Eugenie Marlitt die kleinste Blume, Gartenranke, oder Waldung beschreibt zeigt nicht nur ihre hingabungsvolle Liebe zu allen Naturschönheiten, sondern auch ihre gekonnte Beherrschung der deutschen Sprache.
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