Ein Mann
Des Seefahrers und aufrechten Bürgers Joachim Nettelbeck wundersame Lebensgeschichte von ihm selbst erzählt
- Approximate level
- C1
- Length
- 138,611 words
- Reading time
- 11 h 33 min
- Chapters
- 17
- Language
- German
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2007
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This autobiography recounts the life of Joachim Nettelbeck, a seafarer and citizen of Kolberg. The text originates from the early nineteenth century, which means you will encounter older sentence structures and historical vocabulary related to military and maritime life. The sentences are often long and complex, requiring careful attention to syntax. This book is a demanding read for those learning German, as it reflects the formal and descriptive style typical of historical personal narratives from that era.
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Subjects
- Autobiographies
- Seafaring life
- Slave trade -- Africa
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- Prussia
- Nettelbeck, Joachim Christian, 1738-1824
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