Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts: Novelle
By Joseph Eichendorff
A miller's idle son is sent out into the world with nothing but his fiddle and a cheerful heart. He drifts to a castle near Vienna, falls hopelessly in love with a lady he believes far above him, and wanders on to Italy through a tangle of disguises and misunderstandings. The classic novella of German Romanticism, full of songs, landscapes and good luck.
Summary written with Claude Opus 5.5.