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Title: On the Heights
A Novel

Author: Berthold Auerbach

Translator: Simon Adler Stern

Release Date: July 30, 2010 [EBook #33294]

Language: English

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

THE VILLA ON THE RHINE
Leisure Hour Series, 2 vols. 16mo. $2.00

HENRY HOLT & CO., NEW YORK

ON THE HEIGHTS

_A NOVEL_

BY

BERTHOLD AUERBACH

TRANSLATED BY
SIMON ADLER STERN

NEW YORK
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
1907

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by
HENRY HOLT,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

ON THE HEIGHTS.

BOOK I.

CHAPTER I.

Early mass was being celebrated in the chapel attached to the royal
summer palace.

The palace stood on a slight eminence in the center of the park. The
eastern slope of the hill had been planted with vineyards, and its
crest was covered with mighty, towering beeches. The park abounded with
maples, plane-trees and elms, with their rich foliage, and firs of
various kinds, while the thick clusters of needles on the fir-leaved
mountain pine showed that it had become acclimated. On grassy lawns
there were solitary tall pines of perfect growth. A charming variety of
flowers and leaf plants lent grace to the picture which, in all its
details, showed evidence of artistic design and exquisite taste.

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