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On the Heights: A NovelBerthold Auerbach

On the Heights: A Novel

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Original author: Berthold Auerbach

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"On the Heights: A Novel" by Berthold Auerbach is a novel published in 1865. It follows a king whose powerful individualism clashes with constitutional restraints and personal loyalty. Torn between his gentle queen and the magnetic Countess Irma, he must discover whether true freedom means defying law or embracing it. Through parallel stories of court and peasant life, the novel explores the tension between individual nature and social order during Germany's constitutional conflicts.

On the Heights: A Novel, by Berthold Auerbach. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #33294.

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123 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I2,647 words
  2. 2.Chapter II1,441 words
  3. 3.Chapter III1,920 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV1,590 words
  5. 5.Chapter V2,052 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI2,506 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII1,714 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII1,876 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX2,646 words
  10. 10.Chapter X1,391 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI3,472 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII1,935 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII2,521 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV1,001 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV962 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI1,563 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII2,098 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: (irma to Her Friend Emma.)3,399 words
  19. 19.Chapter I2,461 words
  20. 20.Chapter II3,018 words
  21. 21.Chapter III: "What can be the matter with the queen?--"1,953 words
  22. 22.Chapter IV1,771 words
  23. 23.Chapter V1,726 words
  24. 24.Chapter VI: (irma to Her Friend Emma.)2,759 words
  25. 25.Chapter VII2,153 words
  26. 26.Chapter VIII2,516 words
  27. 27.Chapter IX3,453 words
  28. 28.Chapter X4,259 words
  29. 29.Chapter XI4,325 words
  30. 30.Chapter XII2,273 words
  31. 31.Chapter XIII2,353 words
  32. 32.Chapter XIV1,091 words
  33. 33.Chapter XV2,229 words
  34. 34.Chapter XVI2,087 words
  35. 35.Chapter XVII2,033 words
  36. 36.Chapter I3,951 words
  37. 37.Chapter II2,017 words
  38. 38.Chapter III2,274 words
  39. 39.Chapter IV2,547 words
  40. 40.Chapter V2,722 words
  41. 41.Chapter VI2,983 words
  42. 42.Chapter VII3,165 words
  43. 43.Chapter VIII1,285 words
  44. 44.Chapter IX2,726 words
  45. 45.Chapter X3,246 words
  46. 46.Chapter XI2,167 words
  47. 47.Chapter XII2,178 words
  48. 48.Chapter XIII2,980 words
  49. 49.Chapter XIV1,666 words
  50. 50.Chapter XV2,506 words
  51. 51.Chapter XVI2,304 words
  52. 52.Chapter XVII: When Walpurga came out to Hansei, he asked2,734 words
  53. 53.Chapter I1,138 words
  54. 54.Chapter II2,633 words
  55. 55.Chapter III2,039 words
  56. 56.Chapter IV2,411 words
  57. 57.Chapter V3,559 words
  58. 58.Chapter VI2,571 words
  59. 59.Chapter VII1,599 words
  60. 60.Chapter VIII: The village council were in session2,276 words
  61. 61.Chapter IX1,802 words
  62. 62.Chapter X1,503 words
  1. 63.Chapter IX1,856 words
  2. 64.Chapter XII2,124 words
  3. 65.Chapter XIII2,074 words
  4. 66.Chapter I1,140 words
  5. 67.Chapter II2,530 words
  6. 68.Chapter III1,929 words
  7. 69.Chapter IV1,478 words
  8. 70.Chapter V1,836 words
  9. 71.Chapter VI689 words
  10. 72.Chapter VII1,047 words
  11. 73.Chapter VIII2,265 words
  12. 74.Chapter IX1,152 words
  13. 75.Chapter X1,657 words
  14. 76.Chapter XI2,494 words
  15. 77.Chapter XII1,061 words
  16. 78.Chapter XIII1,552 words
  17. 79.Chapter XIV2,935 words
  18. 80.Chapter XV1,628 words
  19. 81.Chapter I4,259 words
  20. 82.Chapter II2,275 words
  21. 83.Chapter III2,395 words
  22. 84.Chapter IV1,414 words
  23. 85.Chapter V1,760 words
  24. 86.Chapter VI1,079 words
  25. 87.Chapter VII1,418 words
  26. 88.Chapter VIII2,370 words
  27. 89.Chapter IX988 words
  28. 90.Chapter X1,876 words
  29. 91.Chapter XI1,883 words
  30. 92.Chapter XII2,578 words
  31. 93.Chapter XIII1,056 words
  32. 94.Chapter XIV2,401 words
  33. 95.Chapter XV2,579 words
  34. 96.Chapter XVI1,072 words
  35. 97.Chapter XVII800 words
  36. 98.Chapter XVIII1,867 words
  37. 99.Chapter XIX999 words
  38. 100.Book VII: (irma's Journal.) (1)8,624 words
  39. 101.Book VII: (irma's Journal.) (2)8,658 words
  40. 102.Book VII: (irma's Journal.) (3)8,719 words
  41. 103.Book VII: (irma's Journal.) (4)5,465 words
  42. 104.Chapter I1,635 words
  43. 105.Chapter II2,995 words
  44. 106.Chapter III1,359 words
  45. 107.Chapter IV1,371 words
  46. 108.Chapter V791 words
  47. 109.Chapter VI: It was a mild spring night698 words
  48. 110.Chapter VII1,550 words
  49. 111.Chapter VIII1,902 words
  50. 112.Chapter IX2,804 words
  51. 113.Chapter X2,021 words
  52. 114.Chapter XI2,081 words
  53. 115.Chapter XII2,967 words
  54. 116.Chapter XIII3,481 words
  55. 117.Chapter XIV2,503 words
  56. 118.Chapter XV2,122 words
  57. 119.Chapter XVI2,430 words
  58. 120.Chapter XVII2,064 words
  59. 121.Chapter XVIII1,739 words
  60. 122.Chapter XIX1,569 words
  61. 123.Chapter XX: The king and queen went into the forest1,909 words