Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution

&quote;The world might have blessed his memory had he not carried one virtue to too great an extreme. The feeling of justice made him a robber and a murderer.&quote;- &quote;Michael Kohlhaas&quote; by Heinrich Von KleistBlackstone and Skyboat Media present Michael Kohlhaas & Other Tales of Faith, Guilt, and Retribution, an original compilation of the tales of Heinrich Von Kleist.This compilation features the title novella Michael Kohlhaas, the tale of a man forced to crime in order to gain back the horses that were stolen from him; &quote;The Earthquake in Chile,&quote; a love story that takes place in the chaos of the 1647 Santiago earthquake; along with five other stories and a dramatized reading of selected scenes from The Prince of Homburg.Full Contents:Introduction by Stefan RudnickiMichael Kohlhaas: From an Old Chronicle&quote;St. Cecilia,&quote; or, &quote;The Power of Music: A Legend&quote;&quote;The Beggarwoman of Locarno&quote;&quote;The Foundling&quote;The Marquise of O&quote;The Earthquake in Chile&quote;&quote;The Duel&quote;Scenes from The Prince of Homburg