A melancholy man known only as the Stranger lives in seclusion near the castle of Count Wintersen, served by his loyal Francis and shunning all company. Nearby, the gentle housekeeper Mrs. Haller does good works in secret to atone for an old wrong, and the arrival of the Count’s household draws the two lonely lives toward each other.
This translation of Menschenhass und Reue shows why Kotzebue’s sentimental drama filled theatres across Europe and Britain around 1800. Download the free EPUB.