Das Leiden eines Knaben by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
"Das Leiden eines Knaben" by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer is a novella published in 1883. Set during the final years of King Louis XIV's reign, it tells the tragic story of Julian Boufflers, a diligent student at a Parisian Jesuit school. After his father exposes corruption within the Jesuit order, Julian becomes the target of cruel mistreatment by his teacher, Père Tellier. The tale unfolds through a frame narrative as the king's physician
warns against appointing Tellier as the royal confessor. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Meyer, Conrad Ferdinand, 1825-1898 |
|---|---|
| Title | Das Leiden eines Knaben |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Leiden_eines_Knaben |
| Credits | Produced by Delphine Lettau and Gutenberg Projekt-DE |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 9496 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 2, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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