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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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having no shadow is considered to be so strange by society, that even unlimited wealth cannot

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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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and all countries with author’s life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by Carolin. This design is in the

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