Der Tunnel ist ein Roman von Bernhard Kellermann, der im April 1913 veröffentlicht wurde. Der Roman verkaufte in den sechs Monaten nach seiner Veröffentlichung 100.000 Exemplare und wurde zu einem der erfolgreichsten Bücher der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts. Bis 1939 hatte ihre Verbreitung Millionen erreicht. Das Hauptthema des Romans ist der soziale Fortschritt, insbesondere im Hinblick auf die moderne Technik.

Erstes Buch1Einige Ordonnanzen, die die Treppe emporeilten, blieben plötzlich wie angewurzelt stehen, ein junger ordenglitzernder Hauptmann mit rosigen Wangen, eben im Begriff sich zu schneuzen, verbarg in äußerster Hast das Taschentuch, und nur einem Drillichkittel gelang es noch im letzten Augenblick, in die Portierloge zu entkommen: oben auf der Treppe leuchtete der hellrote Mantelaufschlag eines Generals.Mit breitem Steingesicht, den Blick verborgen in den grauen...

According to Wikipedia: "Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist (18 October 1777 21 November 1811) was a German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer. The Kleist Prize, a prestigious prize for German literature, is named after him."

Das Urteil by Franz Kafka.

Classic Schiller drama about the Thirty Years' War, in the original German. . According to Wikipedia: "Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last few years of his life (17881805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang Goethe, with whom he greatly discussed issues concerning aesthetics, encouraging Goethe to finish works he left merely ...

Die Traumdeutung by Sigmund Freud.

Classic Schiller drama, in the original German. . According to Wikipedia: "Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 1805) was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist. During the last few years of his life (17881805), Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang Goethe, with whom he greatly discussed issues concerning aesthetics, encouraging Goethe to finish works he left merely as sketches; this thereby ga...

The Luther Bible is a German Bible translation by Martin Luther, first printed with both testaments in 1534. This translation is considered to be largely responsible for the evolution of the modern German language."The task of translating the Bible which he thus assumed was to absorb him until the end of his life." While he was sequestered in the Wartburg Castle (1521-1522) Luther began to translate the New Testament into German in order to make it more accessible to all the people of the ...

This unique dictionary covers all the major German idioms and is probably the richest source of contemporary German idioms available, with 33,000 headwords.Within each entry the user is provided with: English equivalents; variants; contexts and precise guidance on the degree of currency/rarity of an idiomatic expression.This dictionary is an essential reference for achieving fluency in the language. It will be invaluable for all serious learners and users of German. N...