Dame CareHermann Sudermann
Dame Care
by OpenStories
Original author: Hermann Sudermann
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"Dame Care" by Hermann Sudermann is a novel published in 1887. This tale of East Prussian peasant life follows a boy whose godmother becomes Dame Care herself—a figure who promises he'll never starve if his soul, youth, and hope are given as hostage. The grim story weaves legend with reality as the protagonist battles against nature's forces, until a woman's love threatens to break the dark charm binding his fate.
Dame Care, by Hermann Sudermann. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #8487.
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23 Chapters
- 1.Chapter I2,134 words
- 2.Chapter II: So Mrs. Douglas became Paul’s godmother1,806 words
- 3.Chapter III2,718 words
- 4.Chapter IV3,045 words
- 5.Chapter V: Years passed away1,350 words
- 6.Chapter VI2,289 words
- 7.Chapter VII6,274 words
- 8.Chapter VIII2,753 words
- 9.Chapter IX1,176 words
- 10.Chapter X3,471 words
- 11.Chapter XI2,577 words
- 12.Chapter XII2,708 words