{"product_id":"simplicissimus-rev-paperback","title":"Simplicissimus (Rev) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGrimmelshaus Hans Jakob Christoffel Von\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMike Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike Mitchell's new translation replaces S. Goodrich's 1912 version of the first German bestselling novel. Simplicissimus is the eternal innocent, caught in the middle of the Thirty Years War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel follows a boy from the Spessart named Simplicius in the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years War as he grows up in the depraved environment and joins the armies of both warring sides, switching allegiances several times. Born to an illiterate peasant family, he is separated from his home by foraging dragoons and is eventually adopted by a forest hermit. He is conscripted at a young age into service, and from there embarks on years of foraging, military triumph, wealth, prostitution, disease, travels to Russia, and countless other adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 433\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53204074070379,"sku":"9781903517420","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/72c9dba2e30bc2484bd2b0c3e258664c.webp?v=1778430855","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/simplicissimus-rev-paperback","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}