# The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller Author: Thomas, Calvin, 1854-1919 Genre: Category: Biographies Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9403 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Life+and+Works+of+Friedrich+Schiller+Thomas&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary Captain Schiller and his wife--Sojourn at Lorch--Traits of Friedrich's childhood--Removal to Ludwigsburg--Karl Eugen, Duke of Württemberg--Impressions from court, theater and school--Poetic beginnings--Duke Karl's change of heart--Franziska von Hohenheim--The Academy at Solitude--Schiller at the Academy--School exercises--From law to medicine--Early poems and orations--An ardent friend--Books read and their effect--Dramatic plans--Dissertation rejected--Genesis of 'The Robbers'--Morbid melancholy--Release from the Academy--Value of the education received. ## Chapters - [Chapter 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/23/index.md) - [Chapter 44](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/44/index.md) - [Chapter 32](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/32/index.md) - [Chapter 28](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/28/index.md) - [Chapter 31](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/31/index.md) - [Chapter 35](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/35/index.md) - [Chapter 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/25/index.md) - [Chapter 38](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/38/index.md) - [Chapter 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/24/index.md) - [Chapter 43](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/43/index.md) - [Chapter 37](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/37/index.md) - [Chapter 30](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/30/index.md) - [Chapter 36](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/36/index.md) - [Chapter 29](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/29/index.md) - [Chapter 33](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/33/index.md) - [Chapter 26](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/26/index.md) - [Chapter 41](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/41/index.md) - [Chapter 42](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/42/index.md) - [Chapter 39](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/39/index.md) - [Chapter 40](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/40/index.md) - [Chapter 34](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/34/index.md) - [Chapter 27](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/27/index.md) - [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/10/index.md) - [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/6/index.md) - [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/7/index.md) - [Chapter 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/14/index.md) - [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/3/index.md) - [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/1/index.md) - [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/11/index.md) - [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/8/index.md) - [Chapter 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/22/index.md) - [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/2/index.md) - [Chapter 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/21/index.md) - [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/12/index.md) - [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/13/index.md) - [Chapter 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/19/index.md) - [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/9/index.md) - [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/5/index.md) - [Chapter 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/20/index.md) - [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/4/index.md) - [Chapter 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/15/index.md) - [Chapter 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/17/index.md) - [Chapter 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/16/index.md) - [Chapter 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-life-and-works-of-friedrich-schiller-9403/chapters/18/index.md)