to, the son of a poor country clergyman could never hope to attain. By a
strange vicissitude of fortune he now found himself in the same position
as that in which Flamin had been when they met on the watch-tower after
their long separation. His mournful meditations were suddenly
interrupted by two figures who had silently crept up the stairs of the
tower. They were Flamin and Clotilda, and each of them put an arm around
Victor and led him to the parsonage. On the way he learnt that Clotilda
had known all along that he was the son of Chaplain Eymann.

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Titan


The climax of Jean Paul Richter's inspiration, and of his
obscurity, was reached in "Titan," published during 1801-3. He
meant it to be his greatest romance, and posterity has
confirmed his judgement. Of all his works, it is the most
characteristic of its author. It has all the peculiarities of
his style, peculiarities that are reflected in the prose of
Thomas Carlyle, his most eminent British admirer and
interpreter. The book itself took ten years to write, and
according to his correspondence, Richter intended to call it
"Anti-Titan," having in view his attacks on the material
selfishness of the age which, to gain its own ends, would move
mountains. The motive--a comparison between a man of moral
grandeur and one of grandiose immorality--came to Richter