Project Gutenberg 2011-06-13 Public domain in the USA. 266 Weitemeyer, Thorvald Peter Ludwig 1850 06019824 Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) E-text prepared by Pat McCoy, Nick Wall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Missing Friends" by Thorvald Peter Ludwig Weitemeyer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative focuses on the experiences of a Danish emigrant who leaves Copenhagen for Queensland, Australia, detailing the challenges and adventures he encounters. The protagonist's journey reflects themes of independence, familial love, and the struggles faced by immigrants in a new land. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces himself, recounting his restrictive upbringing under a strict father in Copenhagen. The longing for freedom compels him to run away, leading to his eventual journey to Queensland via Hamburg. The early chapters vividly describe his experiences aboard an immigrant ship filled with various nationalities, the harsh conditions they endure, and the camaraderie formed among the travelers. The protagonist expresses humor and insight as he navigates his new reality, aware of the challenges yet filled with hope for the future in a land that promises opportunity and adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36399/36399-h/images/illus_title.jpg Reading ease score: 75.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Queensland -- Description and travel DU Text Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 491087 2025-10-14T16:41:42.541702 text/html 494681 2011-06-13T12:25:32 text/html 740290 2025-10-14T16:41:49.108692 application/epub+zip 739931 2025-10-14T16:41:43.718695 application/epub+zip 213258 2025-10-14T16:41:42.974633 application/epub+zip 965845 2025-10-14T16:41:53.398589 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922203 2025-10-14T16:41:48.066620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300549 2022-09-16T15:16:02.840327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450994 2025-10-14T16:41:41.884647 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450715 2011-06-13T12:19:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 450724 2011-06-13T12:19:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20076 2025-10-14T16:41:53.552590 application/rdf+xml 10067 2025-10-14T16:41:43.058645 image/jpeg 1878 2025-10-14T16:41:43.016707 image/jpeg 170103 2011-06-13T12:19:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 711439 2011-06-13T12:28:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 170057 2011-06-13T12:19:21 application/octet-stream application/zip 709041 2025-10-14T16:41:42.607732 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