Quote by: Adelbert von Chamisso

I will give you three days to seek your shadow. Return to me in the course of that time with a well-fitted shadow, and you shall receive a hearty welcome; otherwise, on the fourth day - remember, on the fourth day - my daughter becomes the wife of another.


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Author Bio


  • NameAdelbert von Chamisso
  • DescriptionGerman poet and botanist
  • AliasesCham.
  • BornJanuary 30, 1781
  • DiedAugust 21, 1838
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionBotanist; Poet; Pteridologist; Bryologist; Writer
  • WorksPeter Schlemihl