Project Gutenberg 2006-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 158 Mendelssohn, Erich von 1913 Phantasten: Roman Produced by Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Phantasten: Roman" by Erich von Mendelssohn is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book follows Paul Seebeck, who discovers a newly formed volcanic island while aboard a ship and intends to lay claim to it for the German Empire. As the story unfolds, Seebeck's aspirations not only involve exploration but creating a modern society on this pristine land, along with relevant companions who challenge and interrogate his visions. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Paul Seebeck aboard the luxurious Lloyd ship "Prinzessin Irene," engaged in a conversation with the ship’s captain about a mysterious cloud on the horizon, which turns out to be a volcanic island. Seebeck's keen sense and curiosity push him to stake a claim on the island for himself and the German Empire, despite the challenges of maintaining secrecy. He resolves to remain on the island alone, with discussions hinting at ambitions of founding a new state, aiming for fundamental freedoms away from societal constraints. Throughout this part, Mendelssohn sets the stage for an exploration of human ideals, as Seebeck's character begins to shape the narrative towards themes of governance, freedom, and community building. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Islands -- Fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: German Literature 327382 2025-10-08T05:23:56.938367 text/html 356790 2006-06-19T15:07:16 text/html 196776 2025-10-08T05:24:04.624287 application/epub+zip 200819 2025-10-08T05:24:00.068316 application/epub+zip 181530 2025-10-08T05:23:58.767349 application/epub+zip 366955 2025-10-08T05:24:07.833272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352555 2025-10-08T05:24:03.718301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303760 2022-09-09T04:47:21.314627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297613 2025-10-08T05:23:56.228353 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 297949 2006-06-19T15:07:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 291874 2006-06-19T15:07:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20661 2025-10-08T05:24:07.971274 application/rdf+xml 14098 2025-10-08T05:23:59.269326 image/jpeg 3551 2025-10-08T05:23:59.013313 image/jpeg 110804 2006-06-19T15:07:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 109959 2006-06-19T15:07:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 120258 2006-06-19T15:07:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 189342 2025-10-08T05:23:56.974352 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