Peter Schlemihl, or the Shadowless Man by Adelbert von Chamisso

Peter Schlemihl, or the Shadowless Man

Adelbert von Chamisso with Philip Burne-Jones (Illustrator)

147 pages first pub 1813 (editions)

fiction classics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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When a mysterious man in a gray coat asks Peter Schlemiel if he would sell him his shadow, that "lovely, lovely shadow" of his, he naturally thinks the man must be mad. But then the stranger makes him an offer he can't refuse. In return for his sh...

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