Seesagen & Märchen vom Meer: Der fliehende Holländer, Die rote Perle, Die Seelen der Ertrunkenen, Sc

These small cheerful pictures owe their creation to a gloomy time. The streets and most ports of Europe were closed, communication was hindered, and the world was in fear of a mysterious, looming disease that began to slowly reveal its horrors. Refugee trains could be seen everywhere fleeing the closing gates of cities and the blocked ports in search of a sanctuary in the fortunate lands still free from evil, where they were not exactly welcomed and were observed with suspicion and caution. Contents: - The Flying Dutchman - Poor Thoms or the Sunken City - The Red Pearl - Water Lily - The Weather Wizard - Klabauterman - The Souls of the Drowned - Scylla. An Ancient Mariner's Tale - The Tale of the Lovesick Oyster - The Adventure with the Three Fish - Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg (1806-1868) was a German storyteller, poet, and painter. He was the author of historical and biographical novels, novellas, and ironic fairy tales.