Authors, German -- 19th century -- Biography; May, Karl Friedrich, 1842-1912
1903: On March the 4th, the divorce is final.
On March the 30th, he marries Klara, the widow of Richard Plöhn.
The fourth volume of "Im Reiche des silbernen Löwen" is published
as the 29th volume of the "traveller's tales".
1904: The lawsuits against Rudolf Lebius start.
The painter Sascha Schneider, a close personal friend of Karl May,
creates new cover illustrations for his novels, which reflect the
metaphorical interpretation which Karl May now gives to all of his
work.
Karl May completes "Et in terra pax" and publishes it as volume 30
of his "collected traveller's tales" under the German title "Und
Friede auf Erden" <And Peace on Earth>, upon a suggestion by his
publisher.
1905: Karl May meets Bertha von Suttner, who won the Nobel Peace
Prize that year.
1906: Karl May publishes his drama "Babel und Bibel". It is
generally rejected by the critics and has, to my knowledge, never
been performed on stage.
1907: On January the 9th, Karl May wins his lawsuit against
Adalbert Fischer and Pauline Münchmeyer.
On April the 7th, Adalbert Fischer dies.
Karl May reconciles his differences with the "Hausschatz" magazine
and publishes in it his novel "Der Mir von Dschinnistan".
1908: On September the 5th, Karl and Klara May embark on their
journey to America. They visit New York, Albany, Buffalo, and the
Niagara Falls. In Lawrence, Massachusetts, Karl May meets his old
friend Pfefferkorn, who had emigrated to America. On October the
18th, he makes a speech on mankind's big questions: "Who are we?
Where do we come from? Where do we go to?" Probably in early
November, he returns home, to depart again for London by the end
of this month, spending about one week in England.
In early December, Karl May and his wife return home.
1909: The magazine's publication of "Der Mir von Dschinnistan"
ends. Under the new title "Ardistan und Dschinnistan", this novel
becomes volumes 31 and 32 of his "collected traveller's tales".
Karl May adds an fourth volume to his Winnetou trilogy, written in
his new, allegorical style. It is published in an supplement to a
newspaper called "Augsburger Volkszeitung".
1910: The fourth volume of Winnetou is included into his
"traveller's tales" as its 33rd and last volume.
Karl May publishes his autobiography.
1911: Karl May's health is getting worse. From May to July, he
spends time in several health resorts in Austria and Italy.
On December the 18th, Karl May wins his lawsuit against Rudolf
Lebius.
In the end of the year, May suffers from a severe case of
pneumonia.
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