On foreign paths, the narrator travels around the world: from the reindeer tents in Lapland to the camps of the Kurds, from the Bedouin villages of the Sahara to the territory of the American Indians. Loyal friends, especially Winnetou and Hadschi Halef Omar, accompany him in the eight stories. The volume contains the following tales: 1.) The Talisman, 2.) The Kafferngrab, 3.) Blood Revenge, 4.) The Kutb, 5.) The Merchant of Serdescht, 6.) Maria or Fatima, 7.) The Cursers, 8.) A Blizzard. The stories take place in the 1860s and 1870s. The title is also available as an e-book.