Project Gutenberg 2005-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 93 Mackay, John Henry 1864 1933 Der Schwimmer E-text prepared by Hubert Kennedy "Der Schwimmer" by John Henry Mackay is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story introduces the protagonist, Franz Felder, a young boy from a poor family in Berlin who develops a deep love for swimming from an early age. As he navigates through his challenging childhood, swimming becomes both a source of joy and an escape from his hardships. At the start of the novel, we see Franz reflecting on his early memories associated with water and how swimming feels as natural to him as walking. His family struggles to make ends meet, leaving him and his siblings largely to fend for themselves, which leads to adventures by the riverside as he explores and learns to swim. The narrative sets the stage for his journey, showing his passion for swimming and hinting at how this love might shape his life, especially as he faces the decisions and responsibilities that come with growing up in a challenging environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Berlin (Germany) -- Fiction Swimming -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: German Literature 490472 2025-07-06T12:16:41.265518 text/html 490293 2025-01-14T20:44:51.153156 text/html 248650 2025-07-06T12:16:47.795478 application/epub+zip 255728 2025-07-06T12:16:43.141541 application/epub+zip 255729 2025-07-06T12:16:41.942551 application/epub+zip 440356 2025-07-06T12:16:51.313525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418822 2025-07-06T12:16:47.119534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384592 2022-09-07T19:45:33.666419 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 453346 2025-07-06T12:16:40.886521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 446847 2020-12-14T02:58:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18354 2025-07-06T12:16:51.441484 application/rdf+xml 12744 2025-07-06T12:16:42.514534 image/jpeg 3386 2025-07-06T12:16:42.272496 image/jpeg 169850 2020-12-14T02:58:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 246002 2025-07-06T12:16:41.305555 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia