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100 1 _aRiese, Otto,
_d1697-1779
245 1 0 _aHarck Olufs aus der Insul Amron im Stifte Ripen in Jütland, gebürtig, sonderbare Avanturen, so sich mit ihm insonderheit zu Constantine und an andern Orten in Africa zugetragen.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-08-05
508 _aProduced by Peter Becker, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This transcription was produced from images generously made available by Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt.
520 _a"Harck Olufs aus der Insul Amron im Stifte Ripen in Jütland, gebürtig,…" is an autobiographical account by the author Harck Olufs, likely written in the early 18th century. This narrative details his remarkable adventures as he transitions from being a youth in his home island to a life of servitude and military engagement in North Africa, particularly focusing on his time in Ottoman territories. The book highlights themes of fate, survival, and spirituality against a backdrop of cultural encounters. The story recounts the experiences of Harck Olufs, who at a young age aspired to be a seaman but finds himself captured by Turkish pirates and sold into slavery. He serves under various masters, ultimately gaining respect and position due to his capability and learned languages. The account delves into his interactions with local populations, the complexities of war between different factions, and his eventual escape back to Europe after numerous hardships. Through vivid depictions of his environment and reflections on faith, Olufs illustrates his journey not just as a physical odyssey across continents, but also as a profound internal exploration of belief and resilience against oppression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOluf, Hark, 1708-1754
653 _aEnslaved persons -- Africa, North -- Biography
700 1 _aOluf, Hark,
_d1708-1754
700 1 _aNoodt, Hermann
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/52725
999 _c93559
_d93559