
audiobook
by Kurt Matull, Theo von Blankensee, Felix (Leonard Felix) Hageman
DE GROOTE ONBEKENDE. - HOOFDSTUK I. - De „President Carnot”.
HOOFDSTUK II - In handen der Bolsjewisten.
HOOFDSTUK III. - De aftocht.
HOOFDSTUK IV. - Een gevaarvolle onderneming.
HOOFDSTUK V. - Aan boord van de motorboot.
HOOFDSTUK VI. - De strijd om een vrouw.
HOOFDSTUK VII. - De marconist.
HOOFDSTUK VIII. - De straf.
Colofon - Beschikbaarheid
The bustling port of Constanţa awakens after the war, its steam‑choked berths swelling with travelers eager to board the refurbished French liner President Carnot. Engine‑rooms hiss, wooden gangways creak, and a kaleidoscope of passengers—refugee Russian aristocrats, hopeful Romanians, wandering Slovaks, soldiers, merchants, and curious Americans—file aboard, each clutching a suitcase that tells a story of loss or ambition. The vessel’s route is loose, promising a sea‑bound trek from the Black Sea to Istanbul with stops at Varna and Burgas, where more strangers will be taken aboard and others will disembark.
Amid the clamor of multilingual conversation, a faint current of political intrigue begins to stir, hinted at by hushed whispers about Bolshevik sympathizers and secret correspondence tucked into luggage. As the steamship pulls away, the passengers find themselves packed together in close quarters, their diverse motives colliding in a tense yet oddly convivial atmosphere. Listeners can feel the weight of a continent in transition, the uncertainty of a new era, and the restless energy of a crowd bound for an uncertain future.
Language
nl
Duration
~1 hours (107K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Netherlands: Roman- Boek- en Kunsthandel, 1910,pubdate 1923.
Credits
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.
Release date
2022-09-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1872–1920
A prolific German storyteller of the early 20th century, he moved between popular fiction, journalism, and the young silent-film industry. He is especially linked with adventure and crime writing, including works connected to the long-running Lord Lister series.
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A prolific German writer of popular adventure and crime fiction, he published under the pen name Theo von Blankensee and helped shape the fast-moving world of early 20th-century pulp storytelling. He is especially linked with the long-running Lord Lister tales that reached readers well beyond Germany.
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