Here is the first new translation of ever-popular adventure writer Jules Verne's thrilling novel of polar exploration in over a century. In the novel, First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out...
The novel, set in 1861, describes adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. One of Jules Verne's lesser known stories. As with many of Verne's imaginative creations, his description of Arctic geography was based on scientific knowledge at...
Jules Verne (1828-1905) is one of the most recognizable names in Western literature, coming to be known as one of the Fathers of Science-Fiction. Although he studied to be a lawyer and held stock trading jobs, he quickly learned that he had a knack for weaving adventurous stories...
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (French: Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: The English at the North Pole (French: Les Anglais au p le nord) and The desert of ice (French: Le D sert de glace). The...
"To-morrow, at the turn of the tide, the brig Forward, K. Z., captain, Richard Shandon, mate, will clear from New Prince's Docks; destination unknown." This announcement appeared in the Liverpool Herald of April 5, 1860. The sailing of a brig is not a matter of great importance...
Narra la historia del capit n ingl s Hatteras, que embarca a un grupo de valientes en el Avante, un avanzado barco de vela y vapor construido especialmente para la expedici n, con el objetivo de ser los primeros en llegar a las tierras ignotas del Polo Norte.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely...
""The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras"" is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne and published in 1876. The story follows the journey of Captain John Hatteras and his crew as they embark on a dangerous expedition to the North Pole. Hatteras is determined to be...
Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fictiongenre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873)...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original...
The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras is a novel written by Jules Verne, first published in 1876. The book follows the journey of Captain John Hatteras, a British explorer who sets out on a perilous expedition to reach the North Pole.As Hatteras and his crew brave the...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original...
"The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras" from Jules Verne. French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels (1828-1905).
Verne wrote about space, air and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised.