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Can I read The Blue Flower on EtoBox?
The Blue Flower by Penelope. Fitzgerald is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Blue Flower about?
A fictionalized biography of the 18th Century German poet, Friedrich Leopold von Hardenberg, who wrote under the nom de plume, Novalis. The novel centers on his philosophy ("My conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.") and on his romance with Sophie von Kuhn, 12, who became his muse, but who died of tuberculosis before they could marry. By the author of The Gates of Angels.
Who reads The Blue Flower?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Penelope. Fitzgerald
- Publisher
- HARPER COLLINS; Brand: FLAMINGO
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007718795
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.48 / 5 (31 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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