The Historical Romances of Georg Ebers
Produced by David Widger
CONTENTS: Uarda An Egyptian Princess The Sisters Joshua Cleopatra The Emperor Homo Sum Serapis Arachne The Bride Of The Nile A Thorny Path In The Fire Of The Forge Margery Barbara Blomberg A Word Only A Word The Burgomaster's Wife In The Blue Pike A Question The Elixir The Greylock The Nuts The Story Of My Life (Autobiograpy)
Translated from the German by Clara Bell
Thou knowest well from what this book arose. When suffering seized and held me in its clasp Thy fostering hand released me from its grasp, And from amid the thorns there bloomed a rose. Air, dew, and sunshine were bestowed by Thee, And Thine it is; without these lines from me.
In the winter of 1873 I spent some weeks in one of the tombs of the Necropolis of Thebes in order to study the monuments of that solemn city of the dead; and during my long rides in the silent desert the germ was developed whence this book has since grown. The leisure of mind and body required to write it was given me through a long but not disabling illness.
In the first instance I intended to elucidate this story—like my Egyptian Princess —with numerous and extensive notes placed at the end; but I was led to give up this plan from finding that it would lead me to the repetition of much that I had written in the notes to that earlier work.
The numerous notes to the former novel had a threefold purpose. In the first place they served to explain the text; in the second they were a guarantee of the care with which I had striven to depict the archaeological details in all their individuality from the records of the monuments and of Classic Authors; and thirdly I hoped to supply the reader who desired further knowledge of the period with some guide to his studies.
In the present work I shall venture to content myself with the simple statement that I have introduced nothing as proper to Egypt and to the period of Rameses that cannot be proved by some authority; the numerous monuments which have descended to us from the time of the Rameses, in fact enable the enquirer to understand much of the aspect and arrangement of Egyptian life, and to follow it step try step through the details of religious, public, and private life, even of particular individuals. The same remark cannot be made in regard to their mental life, and here many an anachronism will slip in, many things will appear modern, and show the coloring of the Christian mode of thought.
Georg Ebers
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THE HISTORICAL ROMANCES OF GEORG EBERS
UARDA
Volume 1.
PREFACE.
PREFACE
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
UARDA
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
UARDA
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
UARDA
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
UARDA
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
UARDA
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
UARDA
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
UARDA
CHAPTER XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
UARDA
CHAPTER XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
CHAPTER XXXIX.
CHAPTER XL.
CHAPTER XLI.
UARDA
CHAPTER XLII
CHAPTER XLIII.
CHAPTER XLIV.
CHAPTER XLV.
CHAPTER XLVI.
CHAPTER XLVII.
Volume 1.
PREFACE TO THE SECOND GERMAN EDITION
PREFACE TO THE FOURTH GERMAN EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE FIFTH GERMAN EDITION.
PREFACE TO THE NINTH GERMAN EDITION.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
THE SISTERS
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
THE SISTERS
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE SISTERS
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE SISTERS
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
JOSHUA
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV
JOSHUA
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
JOSHUA
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
JOSHUA
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CONCLUSION.
CLEOPATRA
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER XII.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
Volume 1.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Volume 1.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
HOMO SUM
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
HOMO SUM
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
HOMO SUM
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
HOMO SUM
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
SERAPIS
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
SERAPIS
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
SERAPIS
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
SERAPIS
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
SERAPIS
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
ARACHNE
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
ARACHNE
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
ARACHNE
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
ARACHNE
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARK:
ARACHNE
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
ARACHNE
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARK:
ARACHNE
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
ARACHNE
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
ETEXT EDITOR'S BOOKMARK:
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
Volume 1.
PREFACE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
THE BRIDE OF THE NILE
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
A THORNY PATH
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XXVI
CHAPTER XXVII.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
A THORNY PATH
CHAPTER XXXIV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
IN THE FIRE OF THE FORGE
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
INTRODUCTION:
MARGERY
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
MARGERY
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
MARGERY
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
MARGERY
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
MARGERY
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
MARGERY
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
MARGERY
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
MARGERY
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
BARBARA BLOMBERG
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
A WORD, ONLY A WORD
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XIII.
A WORD, ONLY A WORD
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
A WORD, ONLY A WORD
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
A WORD, ONLY A WORD
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
THE BURGOMASTER'S WIFE
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
THE BURGOMASTER'S WIFE
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE BURGOMASTER'S WIFE
CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
THE BURGOMASTER'S WIFE
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
CHAPTER XXXII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
THE COMPLETE SHORT WORKS OF GEORG EBERS
Volume 1.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
IN THE BLUE PIKE
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
IN THE BLUE PIKE
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
A QUESTION
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
THE ELIXIR.
POSTSCRIPT.
THE GREYLOCK
THE NUTS
Volume 1.
INTRODUCTION.
THE STORY OF MY LIFE.
THE STORY OF MY LIFE.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORG EBERS
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORG EBERS
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORG EBERS
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORG EBERS
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XX.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF GEORG EBERS
CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.