Kaspar Krumbholtz : Roman by Herman Anders Krüger
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"Kaspar Krumbholtz" by Herman Anders Krüger is a novel written in the early 20th century. It presents a coming-of-age tale about a young Moravian teacher, Kaspar, testing his vocation and faith amid school life in a Swabian spa town, set against a brisk, often comic portrait of colleagues and multinational pupils. A counterpoint thread follows his friend Hans Sebalt as he plunges into big‑city allure. Together these strands frame a Bildungsroman about
conscience, ambition, and the tug of the modern world. The opening of the book introduces the Tramberger boys’ school through a lively teachers’ tea, then the discreet arrival of the new hire, Kaspar Krumbholtz, who calmly takes dormitory watch and at dawn surveys the village, musing on his Moravian roots and nagging religious doubts. He meets the businesslike but kind director Nitschke and the warm, tradition‑steeped Mitdirektor Lohmann, secures exemption from teaching religion, and is placed on the Fourth Stube beside the beloved Schnäbele. In class and on the playing field he wins over the diverse boys—led by the capable Senior Ronald Hooper—partly by steady fairness, partly by football. A parallel section shifts to Hans Sebalt in Leipzig: bureaucratic snags at matriculation, a comic tangle with landlords, and a costly lesson in a wine bar temper his bravado, after which he studies hard and fixates on a mysterious brunette linked to a dance hall, resolving to learn to dance. Back in Tramberg, Kaspar thrives outwardly yet remains inwardly restless; after confiding in Lohmann, he spends the summer in service and self‑study. The director then sends him to escort a pupil to Strasbourg and later to London, encouraging him to use the trip to test theology and observe urban mission work. The excerpt closes as Kaspar sets out, intent on seeking clearer answers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Krüger, Herman Anders, 1871-1945 |
|---|---|
| Title | Kaspar Krumbholtz : Roman |
| Original Publication | Braunschweig, Hamburg, Leipzig: Georg Westermann, 1910. |
| Credits | the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 78421 |
| Release Date | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 315 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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