Stories
1.1 A happy event on a foggy day
A foggy day in May. Thick, heavy clouds are passing overhead. Everything is grey and drab ...
1.2 The disrupted red wine cask
“Christoph, Simon – stop it!” Are you still beating each other up?” The young Brauns’ tutor, Rudolf Vonecken stands in the doorway of their villa ...
4.1 Of Columbus, fish and rum
The morning sun shines directly in Simon’s face as he climbs the narrow stairs and steps onto the deck of the “Norfolk” ...
5.11 Bombay in ninety days?
“She would be very persistent, these were her last words last night.” Simon looks into the tense concentrated faces ...
5.17 Unexpected turns and a spark of hope
The sun has already passed its zenith as the Oldenburg state dragoons reach the foot ...
5.17 Unexpected turns and a spark of hope
“Mr. Brown, Mr. Boyt, my partner Thomas Baxter and I would like to thank you heartily for the invitation on board!” ...
6.1 A Vienna Waltz too many
It is freezing cold on this January morning in the small chapel at the manor of the von Zwangen family in ...
6.5 Der Orient – ein neues Abenteuer
Bei regnerischem, aber mildem Wetter führt die Reise der „Potere di Seduzione“ vorbei an Brindisi und der Insel ...
6.6 Durch die Wüste
„Was hat Mr. Frost gerade gesagt – wo sind wir jetzt genau?“ Florence Eltringham dreht sich einmal um sich selbst ...
6.7 Verlorene Zeit
„Sie glauben ja nicht, wie sehr ich mich nach diesen ganzen Strapazen auf ein ausgiebiges Bad freue ..."