On the Heights: A Novel
Translated by Simon Adler Stern
"On the Heights: A Novel" by Berthold Auerbach is a novel published in 1865. It follows a king whose powerful individualism clashes with constitutional restraints and personal loyalty. Torn between his gentle queen and the magnetic Countess Irma, he must discover whether true freedom means defying law or embracing it. Through parallel stories of court and peasant life, the novel explores the tension between individual nature and social order during Germany's constitutional conflicts.
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