Kreuz und Quer, Zweiter Band / Neue gesammelte Erzählungen

A collection of short narratives and travel sketches centered on maritime life and overseas encounters. One extended tale follows an aging whaling bark and its crew through long cruises, weather extremes, and the tense routines of hunting and processing large sea mammals; other pieces range from a shore-side bathing episode to a steamship captain's experience and vivid impressions from a South American city. Throughout the volume the writing foregrounds practical seafaring detail, shifting coastal and inland landscapes, and concise human observations, alternating brisk action with descriptive reportage and episodic, travel-oriented storytelling.