Project Gutenberg 2007-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 57 Gerstäcker, Friedrich 1816 1872 Gerstacker, Friedrich Gerstäcker, Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstaecker, Frederick Tahiti: Roman aus der Südsee. Erster Band. Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by richyfourtytwo, Holt and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Tahiti: Roman aus der Südsee. Erster Band" by Friedrich Gerstäcker is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story appears to focus on René, a young Frenchman who finds himself aboard a whaling ship named Delaware bound for the South Seas. The book explores his tumultuous experience as he grapples with his situation while yearning for freedom and adventure in the exotic locale of Tahiti. The opening of the novel introduces the setting aboard the whaling ship Delaware, where René struggles with his desire to escape the harsh life of a sailor under the stern Captain Lewis. Careful to keep his intentions secret, he resolves to make a break for freedom as the ship approaches a small island. His friend Adolph tries to dissuade him, warning of the dangers that lie ahead should he encounter the native people alone. Meanwhile, although René successfully escapes to the island's interior, he is quickly pursued by locals who are initially friendly but driven by the promise of a reward from the ship's crew. As he navigates this precarious situation, he encounters a young island girl who intervenes, providing him with a warning against being captured and hinting at a possible refuge, suggesting the story will continue to unfold in a blend of peril and romance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 479639 479636 2024-10-09T05:28:34.614958 2023-09-09T07:59:12.971615 text/html text/html 522746 2007-01-22T05:30:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 178051 2007-01-22T05:32:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266024 2024-10-09T05:28:45.870899 application/epub+zip 270987 2024-10-09T05:28:39.507917 application/epub+zip 252291 2024-10-09T05:28:37.252943 application/epub+zip 499083 2024-10-09T05:28:50.647854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460698 2024-10-09T05:28:44.649916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376406 2022-09-09T14:28:13.520153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430590 2024-10-09T05:28:33.409977 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 431883 2007-01-22T05:30:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 163260 2007-01-22T05:32:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 422588 2007-01-22T05:32:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 162076 2007-01-22T05:32:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21691 2024-10-09T05:28:51.361851 application/rdf+xml 15414 2024-10-09T05:28:38.316920 image/jpeg 3573 2024-10-09T05:28:37.841921 image/jpeg 252112 2024-10-09T05:28:34.658945 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia