Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 114 Raimund, Ferdinand 1790 1836 Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Barometermacher_auf_der_Zauberinsel Produced by Delphine Lettau and Gutenberg Projekt-DE "Der Barometermacher auf der Zauberinsel" by Ferdinand Raimund is a fantastical play written in the early 19th century. This whimsical narrative introduces Bartholomäus Quecksilber, a down-on-his-luck barometermaker who finds himself shipwrecked on a magical island. Upon his arrival, he is confronted with a world of enchantment, feuding royalty, and mystical gifts bestowed by a fairy, leading to misadventures that intertwine his fate with that of the island's inhabitants. The opening of the play sets the stage with a fairy palace where the fairy Rosalinde contemplates bestowing magical gifts on a deserving mortal. At the same time, Quecksilber is introduced as a comical character lamenting his unfortunate situation and his bad luck in love. He muses on the absurdity of his profession and life, ultimately leading to his accidental discovery of magical items that grant him extraordinary powers. As he navigates his way through this enchanting yet chaotic setting, he encounters nymphs, sailors, and the island's ruler, Tutu, establishing an engaging premise filled with humor and fantasy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. de Comedy plays PT Text DE Drama Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: German Literature 138759 2025-07-03T08:22:01.805166 text/html 138576 2025-01-09T23:54:55.942348 text/html 121959 2025-07-03T08:22:07.423157 application/epub+zip 122587 2025-07-03T08:22:04.512132 application/epub+zip 117068 2025-07-03T08:22:03.444199 application/epub+zip 274586 2025-07-03T08:22:09.378213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263494 2025-07-03T08:22:06.780162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233591 2022-09-03T12:49:40.056192 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113696 2025-07-03T08:22:01.543229 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111935 2012-09-20T15:13:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17338 2025-07-03T08:22:09.498126 application/rdf+xml 16814 2025-07-03T08:22:03.931170 image/jpeg 3806 2025-07-03T08:22:03.686151 image/jpeg 43551 2012-09-20T15:14:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 121588 2025-07-03T08:22:01.816175 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 de.wikipedia