The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow

LibriVox recording of The wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow by Adelbert von Chamisso. (Translated by Frederic Henry Hedge.) Read in English by Mihai Borobocea; Ashley M.; Megan Lam; James K. White Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered to be so strange by society, that even unlimited wealth cannot repair such a fault. The story of Peter Schlemihl is exceedingly well-known even today, but the original text is not so widely-read as it once was. This very accessible translation by F.H. Hedge may be a good introduction to modern listeners. - Summary by Carolin For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (73MB)