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Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces;

by Jean Paul (1763–1825)

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  • 32 chapters
  • Reading level: 8th & 9th grade

"Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces" by Jean Paul is a German Romantic novel published between 1796 and 1797. The story follows Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkäs, a public defender trapped in an unhappy marriage. When he consults his friend Leibgeber—who is actually his Doppelgänger—he receives radical advice: fake his own death to escape his miserable life. This darkly comedic tale blends satire with psychological depth, exploring the torn sensibilities of a man seeking both philosophical honesty and peace of soul in a stifling provincial world.

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  • German fiction · Translations into English

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Chapter IV

Lenette's Honeymoon—Book Brewing—Schulrath Stiefel—Mr.
Everard—A Day before the Fair—The Red Cow—St. Michael's Fair—
The Beggars' Opera—Diabolical Temptation in the Wilderness, or
the Mannikin of Fashion—Autumn Joys—A New Labyrinth.

A Matrimonial Partie à la Guerre—Letter to that Hair Collector,
the Venner—Self-deceptions—Adam's Marriage Sermon—Shadowing
and Over-shadowing.

End of the Preface and of the First Book.

PREFACE to the Second, Third and Fourth Books.

PREFACE by the Author of 'Hesperus'.

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Contents

Show all 32 chapters
  1. Front Matter
  2. Chapter IV
  3. Book II
  4. Chapter VI
  5. Chapter VIII
  6. Book III
  7. Chapter XIV
  8. Chapter XXII
  9. Book I
  10. Chapter I
  11. Chapter II
  12. Chapter III
  13. Chapter IV
  14. Book II
  15. Chapter V
  16. Chapter VI
  17. Chapter VII
  18. Chapter VIII
  19. Introduction
  20. Book III
  21. Chapter IX
  22. Chapter X
  23. Chapter XI: Leibgeber's Disquisition on Fame — Firmian's "Evening Paper."
  24. Chapter XII
  25. Chapter XIII
  26. Chapter XIV
  27. Book IV
  28. Chapter XV
  29. Chapter XVI: The Homeward Journey, with All Its Pleasures — The Arrival at Home
  30. Chapter XVII
  31. Chapter XVIII
  32. Chapter XIX
  33. Chapter XX
  34. Chapter XXI
  35. Chapter XXII
  36. Chapter XXIII
  37. Chapter XXIV
  38. Chapter XXV., and Last

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This free edition of Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; by Jean Paul comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #36164, released 2011-05-19. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Humour, Novels, German Literature.

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