Beware of Pity - European Classics Author:Stefan Zweig In 1913 a young second lieutenant discovers the terrible dangers of pity. He had no idea the girl was lame when he asked her to dance-his compensatory afternoon calls relieve his guilt but give her a dangerous glimmer of hope. Stefan Zweig's only novel is a devastatingly unindulgent realization of the torment of the betrayal of both honor and ... more »love, realized against the background of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.« less