num_pages: 140
description: The Robbers (1781) was written in great secrecy under the prison-like conditions of Württenberg's Karl, the son of a count, is disinherited through the machinations of his brother Franz, and, turning his back on a social order he finds unjust and corrupt, becomes the leader of a band of robbers.
language: English
title: The Robbers
titlecomplete: The Robbers (Oberon Classics)
characters: Grimm, Hermann, Schwarz, Roller, Daniel Foster, Schufterle, Pastor Moser, Franz Moor, Schweizer, Razmann, Kosinsky, Amalia von Edelreich, Maximilian Moor, Spiegelberg, Karl Moor
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Drama, German Literature, School, Literature, 18th Century, Classics, Germany
ratings_count: 10342
places: Germany
publisher: Oberon Books