# Die drei Nüsse

By Clemens Brentano.

"Die drei Nüsse" by Clemens Brentano is a story published in August 1817. In 1665 Colmar, a Latin phrase about three nuts triggers a mysterious alchemist's panicked flight from the mayor's home. A year later, a woman named Amelie arrives seeking refuge, only to be confronted by a painting of that strange scene. Her confession unveils a tragic tale of forbidden love, murder, and mistaken identity—culminating in a shocking revelation that binds her fate to the mayor's family forever. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: German
- Subjects: Short stories; Chemists -- Fiction; Colmar (Alsace, France and Elsass, Germany) -- Fiction

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