The novel follows a boy from the Spessart named Simplicius in the Holy Roman Empire during the 30 Years War as he grows up in the depraved environment and joins the armies of both warring sides, switching allegiances several times. Born to an illiterate peasant family, he is separated from his home by foraging dragoons and is eventually adopted by a forest hermit. He is conscripted at a young age into service, and from there embarks on years of foraging, military triumph, wealth, prostitution, disease, travels to Russia, and countless other adventures.



Autorentext

Hans Jacob Christoph von Grimmelshausen

Titel
The Adventurous Simplicissimus
EAN
9781627938983
ISBN
978-1-62793-898-3
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
01.12.2013
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Anzahl Seiten
179
Jahr
2013
Untertitel
Englisch