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The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, 
the Man who lost his Shadow 

Adelbert von CHAMISSO (1781 -1838) 
translated by Frederic Henry HEDGE (1805 -1890) 

Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his 

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shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that 

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The story of Peter Schlemihl is exceedingly well-known even today, but the original text is not 

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so widely-read as it once was. This very accessible translation by F.H. Hedge may be a good 

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introduction to modern listeners. - Summary by Carolin 

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Read by Librivox volunteers. Total running time: 02:39:10 

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Cover picture by Mads Schmidt Rasmussen (2016). Copyright expired in U.S., Canada, EU. 

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