Die Sternbuben in der Großstadt: Eine heitere Geschichte
- Approximate level
- C1
- Length
- 47,778 words
- Reading time
- 3 h 59 min
- Chapters
- 14
- Language
- German
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2016
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This story follows two young boys, Mathes and Peter, who receive an unexpected invitation to travel to the big city of Leipzig. Written in the early twentieth century, the language reflects a charming, traditional style of German storytelling. You will encounter descriptive vocabulary related to domestic life and rural settings. The sentence structures are generally straightforward, though the dialogue is peppered with regional expressions and colloquialisms. It is a gentle read that focuses on the daily lives and adventures of children.
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Subjects
- Boys -- Juvenile fiction
- City and town life -- Juvenile fiction
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