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The InfernoAugust Strindberg

The Inferno

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Original author: August Strindberg

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"The Inferno" by August Strindberg is an autobiographical novel written in French in 1896–97. The book chronicles Strindberg's turbulent life in Paris and beyond, where isolation, failed alchemical experiments, and occult practices fuel his descent into paranoia. Believing himself persecuted by enemies and guided by mysterious forces, he explores Swedenborgianism, mysticism, and various philosophies while growing increasingly convinced that his life has become a living hell. Part confession, part invention, the work blurs reality and exaggeration for dramatic effect.

The Inferno, by August Strindberg. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #44108.

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18 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction: 11,187 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Hand of the Invisible3,444 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: St. Louis Leads Me to Orfila1,318 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Paradise Regained689 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Fall and Paradise Lost1,166 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Purgatory (1)8,761 words
  7. 7.Chapter V: Purgatory (2)3,408 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI: Hell6,825 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII: Beatrice2,176 words
  1. 10.Chapter VIII: Swedenborg4,013 words
  2. 11.Chapter IX: Extracts From the Diary of a Damned Soul3,398 words
  3. 12.Chapter X: The Eternal Has Spoken990 words
  4. 13.Chapter XI: Hell Let Loose2,133 words
  5. 14.Chapter XII: Pilgrimage and Penance1,345 words
  6. 15.Chapter XIII: The Deliverer1,247 words
  7. 16.Chapter XIV: Tribulations1,404 words
  8. 17.Chapter XV: Whither?1,369 words
  9. 18.Epilogue427 words