The Love of Ulrich Nebendahl

The Love of Ulrich Nebendahl (1904) is a deeply moving, beautifully written short story that showcases Jerome K. Jerome at his most philosophical and tender-hearted. Like The Woman of the Saeter, it completely departs from the snappy London banter and riverboat farces his readers usually expect.

Set in a peaceful German valley during the Franco-Prussian War, the story follows Ulrich Nebendahl, a kindly village wheelwright who deeply puzzles his local pastor. While the pastor urges him to fulfill his duty, pick one woman, and get married, Ulrich simply can't decide. Unable to separate romantic selection from universal affection, he genuinely loves every single person in his village in a completely innocent, protective way.

When war shatters their quiet life, Ulrich's expansive, non-traditional worldview is put to the ultimate test. He saves a wounded enemy French soldier in the woods, and ultimately sacrifices his own life in an act of breathtaking, selfless bravery to protect his entire village.

Jerome K. Jerome's The Love of Ulrich Nebendahlis a stunning, poetic critique of blind nationalism and a celebration of human empathy.

© 2015 Read & Co. Classics (E-bog): 9781473373228

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E-bog: 24. april 2015