Karl May

[Bruce Appelbaum]

For those with morbid curiosity, somewhere on the web is a site that allows 
downloading of English translations of a few Karl May western sagas.  Good 
hunting pardner.  And make sure you observe universal precautions when handling 
bodily fluids.

http://www.theo-physik.uni-kiel.de/~starrost/kmg_e/primlit/index.htm


The following texts are only free for personal use! 

Karl May novels

    Winnetou, the Apache Knight 
        Packed ASCII version 
    The Treasure of Nugget Mountain 
        Packed ASCII version 

Poetry by Karl May

    Himmelsgedanken 

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Subject: Karl May
Author:  Ted Samsel <tejas at infi.net> at Internet
Date:    9/18/1997 8:26 AM


Jochen sez: 
> 
> The concept of _Blutsbrüderschaft_ (not Blutbrüderschaft) was popularized 
> by the late-19th-century german author KARL MAY. In his books, he often
> displays Cooper-Pathfinder-like guys having special (one could argue today: 
> pseudo-homosexual) bonds with american-indian heroes which are made public 
> by a ceremony involving the exchange of blood. Pretty scary. So while this 
> idea and practice is quite german in its roots, the average german nowadays 
> would, if asked, think of it as Wild West and purely american.
     
Karl May was sort of a German Ned Buntline.. I think there are a 
couple of Karl May theme-parks in Germany....
     
Shatterhand & Winnetou? Those were some of his characters..
     
Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net