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The Adventurous SimplicissimusHans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen

The Adventurous Simplicissimus

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Original author: Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen

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"The Adventurous Simplicissimus" by Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen is a picaresque novel published in 1668. Set during the devastating Thirty Years' War, it follows Simplicius, a simple peasant boy separated from his family by soldiers and raised by a forest hermit. After the hermit's death, Simplicius embarks on extraordinary adventures through war-torn Germany—experiencing military service, wealth, disease, and travels to distant lands. Regarded as the first German adventure novel and masterpiece, it chronicles one man's journey through chaos toward spiritual awakening.

The Adventurous Simplicissimus, by Hans Jakob Christoph von Grimmelshausen. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #33858.

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29 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter151 words
  2. 2.Book I449 words
  3. 3.Book II: Chap. i.: How a goose and a gander were mated424 words
  4. 4.Book III: Chap. i.: How the huntsman went too far to the left hand318 words
  5. 5.Book IV335 words
  6. 6.Book V376 words
  7. 7.Introduction6,445 words
  8. 8.Book I (1)8,810 words
  9. 9.Book I (2)8,431 words
  10. 10.Book I (3)8,945 words
  11. 11.Book I (4)2,076 words
  12. 12.Book II: Chap. i.: HOW A GOOSE AND A GANDER WERE MATED (1)8,931 words
  13. 13.Book II: Chap. i.: HOW A GOOSE AND A GANDER WERE MATED (2)8,953 words
  14. 14.Book II: Chap. i.: HOW A GOOSE AND A GANDER WERE MATED (3)8,674 words
  15. 15.Book II: Chap. i.: HOW A GOOSE AND A GANDER WERE MATED (4)8,810 words
  1. 16.Book II: Chap. i.: HOW A GOOSE AND A GANDER WERE MATED (5)1,351 words
  2. 17.Book III: Chap. i.: HOW THE HUNTSMAN WENT TOO FAR TO THE LEFT HAND (1)8,620 words
  3. 18.Book III: Chap. i.: HOW THE HUNTSMAN WENT TOO FAR TO THE LEFT HAND (2)8,404 words
  4. 19.Book III: Chap. i.: HOW THE HUNTSMAN WENT TOO FAR TO THE LEFT HAND (3)8,805 words
  5. 20.Book III: Chap. i.: HOW THE HUNTSMAN WENT TOO FAR TO THE LEFT HAND (4)5,741 words
  6. 21.Book IV (1)8,859 words
  7. 22.Book IV (2)8,847 words
  8. 23.Book IV (3)8,938 words
  9. 24.Book V (1)8,935 words
  10. 25.Book V (2)8,789 words
  11. 26.Book V (3)4,702 words
  12. 27.Appendix: A7,191 words
  13. 28.Appendix: B418 words
  14. 29.Appendix: C1,402 words