02147cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000380011324500300015126400510018130000470023233600260027933700260030533800360033150000310036750800750039852011990047353400450167265300480171770000370176585600430180234868UtSlPG20260610133809.0mcr n260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPT1 aSpielhagen, Friedrich,d1829-191110aHammer and Anvil: A Novel 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2011  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2011-01-06  aProduced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive  a"Hammer and Anvil: A Novel" by Friedrich Spielhagen is a fiction work written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the troublesome academic life of a schoolboy named George Hartwig and his complicated relationship with his father and peers. The story explores themes of rebellion, youthful friendship, and the struggle for personal identity within the constraints of educational and familial expectations.   The opening of the novel introduces George and his friend Arthur as they find themselves in a tense classroom environment under the stern gaze of their professor, Lederer. After a series of misadventures during class, the two boys make a spontaneous decision to escape school for a day of sailing, which leads to a mixture of excitement and underlying apprehension about the consequences of their actions. As they navigate their way through their friendship and personal challenges, George reflects on his contentious relationship with his strict father and how his experiences may shape his future. The beginning sets the stage for a coming-of-age story replete with conflict, camaraderie, and a quest for self-determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGerman fiction -- Translations into English1 aBrowne, William Hand,d1828-191240uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34868