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100	1		_aSchücking, Levin, _d1814-1883
245	1	4	_aDie Bestechung
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2024
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2024-06-11
508			_aPeter Becker, Hans Theyer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"Die Bestechung : Novelle" by Levin Schücking is a fictional novella written in the late 19th century. As with many literary works from this era, it explores themes of morality, societal pressures, and the human condition. The narrative delves into the topic of corruption within the military conscription process, highlighting the lengths individuals may go to escape the burdens of service. The story follows Gotthard, a military doctor involved in a conscription commission, who becomes entangled in a web of bribery orchestrated by the clever innkeeper, Herr Espenbeck, to manipulate the outcomes for certain young men in town. Gotthard finds himself torn between his professional ethics and personal circumstances when he falls in love with Anna, the innkeeper's daughter. As the complications unfold, Gotthard faces a moral dilemma after he inadvertently accepts a bribe, leading to despair and the contemplation of his own future. Ultimately, Anna's determination to protect Gotthard from the consequences of her father's actions brings the narrative to a dramatic climax, revealing themes of love, sacrifice, and moral redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cBerlin: Flemming und Wiskott, 1920
653			_aGerman fiction -- 19th century
700	1		_aRepsold, Wilhelm, _d1885-1969
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/diebestechungnov00sch
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73806
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