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Lifetime: 1816 - 1872 Passed: ≈ 152 years ago

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Friedrich Gerstäcker

Books by Friedrich Gerstäcker

Wrack

Adventure Fiction Mystery

Mystery Adventure Crime Struggle Conflict Discovery Ocean Australia Shipwreck Isolated Seafarers Great Barrier Reef

In the treacherous waters off the coast of Australia in the 1840s, the crew of the Betsy Ann encounters a mysterious shipwreck. The vessel appears abandoned, but upon closer inspection, they discover a solitary, enigmatic figure. Bloodstains hint at...

alte Haus

Horror Fiction Mystery

Gothic Mystery Supernatural Suspense Atmosphere Legends Ghosts Eerie Family secrets Haunted house Inheritance dispute Historical setting

The old house next door has always been shrouded in mystery and strange stories. The servants in the Hechner house are convinced that it is haunted, and the townsfolk whisper about lights seen in the windows at night and the old man Quetzlinberger, w...

Herrn Mahlhubers Reiseabenteuer

Comedy Adventure Fiction

19th century Adventure Comedy Travel Germany social commentary Humor Irony Misadventures Hypochondria Unexpected Events

Herrn Mahlhubers Reiseabenteuer is a humorous tale of a hypochondriacal merchant, Kommerzienrat Mahlhuber, who embarks on a long journey to cure his perceived ailment - an enlarged liver. Despite his doctor's attempts to reassure him, Mahlhuber's anx...