wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow
Author: first_name:  Adelbert von
last_name: Chamisso
Language: English
Year: 1899

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.<br></br> 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 int