Durch Wüste und Harem

Karl Friedrich May (Ernstthal, Kingdom of Saxony, February 25, 1842 - Radebeul, Germany, March 30, 1912) was the best selling German writer of all time, noted chiefly for wild west books set in the American West and similar books set in the Middle East; in addition, he also wrote some lesser-known stories set in his native Germany, Russia, China and South America, some poetry, an autobiography, and a play. May also dabbled as a musical composer, writing two very famous romantic German songs, "Forget Me Not" and a version of "Ave Maria".