Geschwister Plüddekamp : Roman by Jesco von Puttkamer
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"Geschwister Plüddekamp: Roman" by Jesco von Puttkamer is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on the Plüddekamp siblings—Jürgen, Herta, and Wolf—who live together in the family’s stately merchant house in Stettin, deeply entrenched in their successful grain business. When Herta agrees to take in Ilse Hergenbach, the daughter of a family friend, the family dynamic shifts, bringing new challenges, emotions, and tensions to their previously ordered lives.
The opening of the novel introduces the main characters and the close, though at times strained, relationship between the siblings. Jürgen is the authoritative and tradition-bound elder brother running the business with an iron sense of duty, while Wolf is younger, more sensitive, and yearning for personal freedom and life beyond commerce. Herta acts as the balancing force with her social involvement and maternal presence. When Ilse, an artistic and independent young woman, arrives to learn household management, her presence quietly unsettles the routine. Wolf is quickly captivated by her, while Jürgen regards her with reserve, foreshadowing conflicts born from generational differences and unspoken desires. Early chapters set the stage with vivid depictions of family life, business affairs, and the subtle shifts that new influences provoke in a once-stable household. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Puttkamer, Jesco von, 1858-1916 |
|---|---|
| Title | Geschwister Plüddekamp : Roman |
| Original Publication | Reutlingen: Enßlin & Leiblins Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1910. |
| Credits | The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 75824 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-75824-4 |
| Release Date | Apr 9, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 373 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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