Heinrich Heine
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Captain Marryat's novel The Phantom Ship (1839) tells of Philip Vander- decken's successful but disastrous search for his father, the captain of the Flying Dutchman.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Heinrich Heine” mean?
Captain Marryat's novel The Phantom Ship (1839) tells of Philip Vander- decken's successful but disastrous search for his father, the captain of the Flying Dutchman.
Is “Heinrich Heine” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.