| Author |
Villinger, Hermine, 1849-1917 |
| Title |
Meine Tante Anna
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
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| Summary |
"Meine Tante Anna" by Hermine Villinger is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores the life and legacy of Anna Villinger, a woman who significantly shaped her family's history, particularly through her role as an educator and her impact on those around her. The narrative unfolds largely through the eyes of her relative, who seeks to bring Anna's spirit and stories to life. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the setting of an old cemetery in Rastatt, where the narrator finds the grave of their Aunt Anna, who lived a life of dedication and faced personal struggles. As the story progresses, we learn about Anna's early years in a loving but financially constrained family. Her mother and siblings strive for happiness and success despite various hardships. The opening reveals Anna's character as sensitive and creative, illustrating the surroundings of her upbringing and hinting at the challenges she faced due to societal expectations for women of her time. Through the lens of Anna's diary entries, readers begin to glimpse her aspirations, relationships, and the emotional landscapes that shaped her life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
German |
| LoC Class |
PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
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| Subject |
German fiction -- 20th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
54305 |
| Release Date |
Mar 8, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 13, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads |
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