Project Gutenberg 2013-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 54 Gerstäcker, Friedrich 1816 1872 Gerstacker, Friedrich Gerstäcker, Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Gerstaecker, Frederick Aus dem Matrosenleben Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Aus dem Matrosenleben" by Friedrich Gerstäcker is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the life and experiences of sailors, particularly focusing on the character of Jean and his companions as they navigate the challenges of ship life and the allure of freedom on land. The book presents a vivid depiction of their interactions, motivations, and the struggles of a sailor's existence. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Captain Oilytt and his ship, the Boreas, as they prepare to set sail from Sydney. The opening scenes unfold aboard the ship, where different crew members are engaged in their tasks, and the atmosphere is tense with whispers of potential desertion. As Jean and his fellow sailors contemplate escaping the clutches of their maritime obligations, the characters are depicted engaging in conversations that reveal their desires and fears. This sets up an intriguing narrative about crew dynamics, the temptation of life on land, and the sacrifices required to pursue freedom. The book’s opening hints at a mixture of camaraderie and peril, promising a gripping tale of adventure and personal conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43913/43913-h/images/cover.jpg de Adventure stories Australia -- Gold discoveries -- Fiction PT Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 447044 447054 2024-09-18T11:41:47.942533 2023-09-19T07:32:29.618299 text/html text/html 445357 2013-10-08T09:50:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 192417 2013-10-08T09:50:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 215486 2024-09-18T11:41:53.863466 application/epub+zip 219161 2024-09-18T11:41:48.857498 application/epub+zip 219161 2024-09-18T11:41:48.388523 application/epub+zip 349987 2024-09-18T11:41:57.899474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304737 2024-09-18T11:41:53.347460 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304848 2022-09-20T04:56:53.649842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403314 403127 2024-09-18T11:41:47.045530 2023-09-19T07:32:28.735292 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395826 2013-10-08T09:50:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 150693 2013-10-08T09:50:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19186 2024-09-18T11:41:58.043451 application/rdf+xml 6651 2024-09-18T11:41:48.488510 image/jpeg 1658 2024-09-18T11:41:48.437493 image/jpeg 198755 2024-09-18T11:41:47.986487 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia