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Louis Couperus, Collection Novels
Louis Marie-Anne Couperus (1863 - 1923) was a Dutch novelist and poet. His oeuvre contains a wide variety of genres: lyric poetry, psychological and historical novels, novellas, short stories, fairy tales, feuilletons and sketches. Couperus is considered to be one of the foremost figures in Dutch literature. In this book: The Hidden Force The Tour, A Story of Ancient Egypt Small Souls Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness The Twilight of the Souls The Inevitable The Later Life Majesty
The Tour
"The Tour" from Louis Couperus. Dutch novelist and poet (1863-1923).
Majesty A Novel
Majesty, written by Louis Couperus, is a captivating novel that explores issues of energy, ambition, and the complexities of human relationships towards the backdrop of the past due 19th-century Dutch East Indies. Couperus weaves a tale that delves into the lives of the Dutch colonial elite. The narrative revolves around the Van Lowe family, specially the matriarch, Ottilie. As the family contends with the challenges of retaining their social status in the colonies, Ottilie emerges as a powerful and enigmatic discern. Her man or woman embodies the struggles and contradictions of colonial lifestyles, as well as the anxiety between private goals and societal expectancies. Set in a lush and exc...
Footsteps Of Fate
The book "Footsteps of Fate" (also referred to as "Eline Vere") changed into written with the aid of the famous Dutch creator Louis Couperus in the late 1800s and early 1900s. People consider the book as a masterpiece of naturalism and a conventional of Dutch writing. The tale is about Eline Vere, the identify person, who's a young, touchy lady from The Hague's top elegance. Eline struggles with what society expects of her, her love relationships, and her very own internal turmoil. Eline's psychological adventure will become a shifting take a look at the human situation as she deals with the complicated relationships in her existence and the stifling norms of her time. Couperus shows Eline's...
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Ecstasy
This compelling love story from Dutch novelist, playwright, and poet Louis Couperus uses a fraught, non-traditional romance between lonely widow Cecile van Erven and dashing Taco Quaerts as a means of examining important philosophical questions about the nature of love, happiness, and suffering.
Inevitable
Cornélie de Retz Van Loo, a 23-year-old recently divorced socialite, tries to begin a new life in Italy, with mixed feelings. After spending time in Rome, however, she discovers that Italy itself can never bring her the consolation she seeks, and writes a pamphlet on 'The Social Position of the Divorced Woman'. Flouting convention, she moves in with the Dutch painter Duco van der Staal, with only two acquaintances - an amorous Italian prince and the American heiress whom he has married for her money - for company. In desperate financial straits, Cornélie is forced to take a position as companion to an elderly American lady in Nice, where she unexpectedly runs into her ex-husband. Will she be able to resist his continuing power over her?
The Law Inevitable
"The Law Inevitable" by Louis Couperus is a captivating anthology of tales that represents the author's try to distill his various fiction thoughts into a cohesive and lower priced series handy to readers of all ages. This anthology seamlessly weaves collectively a tapestry of interesting and concept-frightening narratives. Some stories stand out with their brilliance and appeal, shooting the reader's interest from the outset, whilst others unfold greater subtly, steadily drawing readers into their immersive worlds. As a piece of fiction, this collection showcases Couperus's versatility and ability to delve into diverse subject matters and genres. The stories, cautiously compiled right into an unmarried draft, replicate the author's creative prowess and provide a numerous variety of ideas for readers to explore. The book modern presentation, proposing an eye-catching new cowl and professionally typeset manuscript, enhances the overall reading enjoy. "The Law Inevitable" isn't always merely a compilation of tales however a testament to Couperus's literary finesse, offering readers with a wealthy and attractive journey through the nation-states of fiction.
The Twilight of the Souls
This fascinating novel follows the lives of the Van Lowe family. "The Twilight of the Souls" is the story of the brother of the family, Gerrit, as he slowly descended into madness. Excerpt from "The Twilight of the Souls" "When Gerrit woke that morning, his head felt misty and tired, as though weighed down by a mountain landscape, by a whole stack of mist-mountains that bore heavily upon his brain. His eyes remained closed; and, though he was waking, his nightmare still seemed to cast an after-shadow: a nightmare that he was being crushed by great rocky avalanches, which he felt pressing deep down inside his head, though he was conscious that the red daylight was already dawning through his closed eyelids."
