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قراءة كتاب Withered Leaves: A Novel. Vol. II. (of III)
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Withered Leaves: A Novel. Vol. II. (of III)
Transcriber's Notes:
1. Page scan source: http://books.google.com/books?id=fuUBAAAAQAAJ
2. The diphthong oe is represented by œ.
3. Errata on pp. 109, 154, and 183 have been corrected.
AT ALL LIBRARIES.BY THE SAME TRANSLATOR.RIVEN BONDS,By E. WERNER,Author of "Under a Charm," "Success and How He Won it," &c. 2 VOLS. 21s."An art novel of great power and passion * * * * * The situations are well contrived, and the workings of strong feelings well managed. The story is able and absorbing, and the development of Ella's character is powerfully conceived."--The British Quarterly. "The Translator may claim credit, not only of having selected a good subject, but of having handled it well * * * * * The situations in this story being true and unforced, are more effective than any amount of fine writing and strained invention could make them. We have no difficulty in believing in the individualities of the personages."--The Queen. "The same power, however, of giving reality to his word-portraits which delighted us so much in Herr Werner's former production again makes itself felt in this one, as well as a certain aptness in choosing felicitous incidents * * * * * The story is admirably told, and its conclusion exceedingly dramatic."--Morning Post. REMINGTON & Co., 5, Arundel Street, Strand, W.C. |
WITHERED LEAVES.
A Novel,
BY
Rudolf von Gottschall.
FROM THE GERMAN,
By BERTHA NESS.
Translator of Werner's "Riven Bonds" and "Sacred Vows."
THREE VOLUMES.
AUTHORISED TRANSLATION.
VOL. II.
London:
REMINGTON AND CO.,
5, Arundel Street, Stand, W.C.
1879.
[All Rights Reserved.]
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
| CHAP. | |
| I.-- | The First Meeting. |
| II.-- | The Novice. |
| III.-- | The Fall of Man. |
| IV.-- | Mother and Daughter. |
| V.-- | Half-witted Kätchen. |
| VI.-- | The Castle Lake. |
| VII.-- | Norma. |
| VIII.-- | In the Boudoir. |
| IX.-- | In the Boarding School. |
| X.-- | The Sisters. |
| XI.-- | In the Churchyard. |
| XII.-- | In the Citizen Assembly. |
| XIII.-- | At Mother Hecht's. |
WITHERED LEAVES.
VOL. II.--ERRATA.
Page 109, line 20, for Nirwana read Nirvana.
" 154, " 12, for Niriwana read Nirvana.
" 183, " 1, for Arioste read Ariosto.
WITHERED LEAVES.
CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST MEETING.
"I had always been a dreamer, and an enthusiast," began Blanden, "and even when at school I cherished bold designs; I would emigrate to Madagascar, an island to which I had taken a peculiar fancy, and did not deem it impossible there to win a crown for myself.
"I always remained aloof from the noisy amusements of my companions. I loved solitude; a walk in the company of others was disagreeable to me; all their conversations and songs seemed like desecration of nature, which only reveals its beauty, its secrets to silent appreciation. But when I wandered alone through meadows, even if only the cornfields of my paternal estates, or lost myself in the woods--above me the rustling oaks, beside me the roaring sea--a sensation often overcame me, of which I was unable to give any account, which would not allow itself to be put into words, without wiping away its mysterious magic as if it were the coloured down of a butterfly's wings. I was persuaded that this feeling was shared and understood by none; it was a kind of religion of nature, but so fervent, that in it I believed to lose my identity, that I felt as if my soul went forth