Kleist, Heinrich - The Beggar Woman of Locarno

Gothic novella The Beggarwoman of Locarno by German romantic Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811) is a haunting short story about a nobleman whose cruelty toward a helpless beggarwoman sets off a chain of inexplicable events. Blending realism with the supernatural, the tale explores guilt, injustice, and the unsettling persistence of moral wrongdoing.