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Zwei Jahre vor dem Mast
Two Years before the Mast is but an episode in the life of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., yet the narrative in which he details the experiences of that period is, perhaps, his chief claim to a wide remembrance.
His services in fields other than literary occupied the greater part of his life. Dana was a well known and respected lawyer, a stalwart abolitionist, and an advocate for the rights of common…
Gemeinsame Themen: Sailors, Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Travel
Der Meisterschlüssel
A young boy accidentally summons the Demon of Electricity who gives him certain electrical gifts to show the world.
Gemeinsame Themen: Youth, Pirates, Voyages and travels, Conduct of life
Quarterdeck
Raised quarterdeck of an 18th-century frigate, between the main mast and the even higher [[poop deck at the stern.]]
Gemeinsame Themen: Sailors, Seafaring life
Martin Rattler oder die Abenteuer eines Jungen in den Wäldern Brasiliens
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Gemeinsame Themen: Nature stories, Conduct of life, Travel, Adventure
Herz der Finsternis
Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Charles Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames. Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest English writers, and Heart of Darkness is considered his best. His readers are…
Gemeinsame Themen: Sailors, Travel
Lord Jim
This compact novel, completed in 1900, as with so many of the great novels of the time, is at its baseline a book of the sea. An English boy in a simple town has dreams bigger than the outdoors and embarks at an early age into the sailor's life. The waters he travels reward him with the ability to explore the human spirit, while Joseph Conrad launches the story into both an exercise of his…
Gemeinsame Themen: Seafaring life, Travel, Adventure
Expedition Kon-Tiki
Presents the Kon-Tiki expedition led by explorer Thor Heyerdahl as he and his crew travel from South America and Polynesia on a raft made from balsa wood.
Gemeinsame Themen: Voyages and travels, Travel, Adventure