
Transcriber's Notes:
STANDARD LITERATURE OF THE EASTERN QUESTION.
UNIFORM WITH THE ABOVE.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR - (Leisure-Hour Series)
LANDOLIN
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
The novel opens with a luminous spring that sweeps over hills and valleys, coaxing the forest awake with a brisk breeze. Birds break the silence with cheerful chatter, while pine needles glitter with fresh green and the sun crowns the mountaintop in golden light. Cherry blossoms release their perfume, and hawthorn hedges blush under the first sunbeams, turning the countryside into a tapestry of scent and colour. In this radiant setting the story introduces Landolin, a young man whose heart is as open as the valley he calls home.
Landolin moves through the meadows with a quiet confidence, tending his family’s modest farm and dreaming of a life that reaches beyond the familiar borders. His love for the land is matched by a yearning for something larger—friendship, love, and the inevitable tests that spring can conceal as easily as it reveals. As the season unfolds, listeners will feel the gentle pull between tradition and the stirrings of change, inviting them to accompany Landolin on a journey of hope and self‑discovery.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (332K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Charles Bowen, from page scans provided by the Web Archive
Release date
2010-06-28
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1812–1882
Best known for vivid stories of village life in Germany’s Black Forest, this 19th-century writer helped bring everyday rural characters to the center of literary fiction. His work mixed warm observation with a strong interest in social and moral questions.
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