The Marquise of O— and Other Stories by Heinrich von Kleist

The stories collected in this volume reflect the preoccupations of Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) with the deceptiveness of human nature and the unpredictability of the physical world. Michael Kohlhaas depicts an honourable man who feels compelled to violate the law in his search for justice, while other tales explore the singular realm of the uncanny, such as The Beggarwoman of Locarno, in which an old woman's ghost drives a heartless nobleman to madness, and St Cecilia, which portrays four brothers possessed by an uncontrollable religious mania. The stories collected in this volume reflect the preoccupations of Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811). It is accompanied here by two other celebrated stories. The Marquise of O -: And Other Stories (Paperback). And although the baffled Marquise has no idea when this happened, she must prove her innocence to her doubting family and discover whether the perpetrator is an assailant or lover. And although the baffled Marquise has no idea when this happened, she must prove her innocence to her doubting family and discover whether the perpetrator is an assailant or lover. Marquise of O is a masterpiece of psychological literature by German writer, Heinrich von Kleist. In The Marquise of O-, a virtuous widow finds herself unaccountably pregnant.

In The Marquise of O-, a virtuous widow finds herself unaccountably pregnant. Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects Hong Kong Golden Dragon Books 2022-2023 The story begins in a tavern in a northern Italian town in the early 19th century, where two men are reading an announcement in the paper by the Marquise of O, a widow, that she is pregnant and wishes the father of her child to present himself in order to marry him.

The Marquise of O— and Other Stories by Heinrich von Kleist