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On the Cross: A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau

Wilhelmine von Hillern · translated by Mary J. Safford

The story is set in the picturesque village of Oberammergau, known for its Passion Play, and revolves around themes of faith, sacrifice, and the human search for meaning.

"On the Cross: A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau" by Wilhelmine von Hillern is a novel. The story is set in the picturesque village of Oberammergau, known for its Passion Play, and revolves around themes of faith, sacrifice, and the human search for meaning.

This edition is the English translation by Mary J. Safford.

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Solemn and lofty against the evening sky towers the Kofel, the land-mark and protecting rock-bulwark of Oberammergau, bearing aloft its solitary cross, like a threatening hand uplifted in menace to confront an advancing foe with the symbol of victory.

Twilight is gathering, and the dark shadow of the mighty protector stretches far across the quiet valley. The fading glow of sunset casts a pallid light upon the simple cross which has stood on the mountain peak for centuries, frequently renewed but always of the same size, so that it can be seen a long distance off by the throngs who journey upward from the valley, gazing longingly across the steep, inhospitable mountains toward the goal of the toilsome pilgrimage.

Contents

  1. 01Introduction.
  2. 02Chapter I.
  3. 03Chapter II.
  4. 04Chapter III.
  5. 05Chapter IV.
  6. 06Chapter V.
  7. 07Chapter VI.
  8. 08Chapter VII.
  9. 09Chapter VIII.
  10. 10Chapter IX.
  11. 11Chapter X.
  12. 12Chapter XI.
  13. 13Chapter XII.
  14. 14Chapter XIII.
  15. 15Chapter XIV.
  16. 16Chapter XV.
  17. 17Chapter XVI.
  18. 18Chapter XVII.
  19. 19Chapter XVIII.
  20. 20Chapter XIX.
  21. 21Chapter XX.
  22. 22Chapter XXI.
  23. 23Chapter XXII.
  24. 24Chapter XXIII.
  25. 25Chapter XXIV.
  26. 26Chapter XXV.
  27. 27Chapter XXVI.
  28. 28Chapter XXVII.
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII.
  30. 30Chapter XXIX.
  31. 31Chapter XXX.
  32. 32Chapter XXXI.
  33. 33Chapter XXXII.
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII.
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV.
  36. 36Chapter XXXV.
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI.
  38. 38Chapter XXXVII.
  39. 39Chapter XXXVIII.
  40. 40Chapter XXXIX.
  41. 41Chapter XL.
  42. 42Conclusion.

About this edition

Author
Wilhelmine von Hillern
Translator
Mary J. Safford
Language
English
Era
Modern (c. 1800–1945)
Reading level
Introductory: no background needed
Formats
EPUB, PDF
Length
593 pages
This edition
Modern Philosophers

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