The book centers around the life of Otto, the son of a German warlord. His mother dies when she sees her husband hurt, prompting his father to take his newborn son to a nearby monastery to be raised. When Otto reaches eleven his father returns to claim him from the monastery and take him back to live in their ancestral castle.
Language: English
Published in: 1888
Word count: 27,511 words (≈ about 2 hours)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2865
Copyright: Public Domain