Works of Jules Verne, Vol. 8: The Survivors of the Chancellor, And, Michael Strogoff (Classic Reprint)

By Jules Verne and Charles F 1870-1942 Horne

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Excerpt from Works of Jules Verne, Vol. 8: The Survivors of the Chancellor, And, Michael Strogoff

One day, as I was loitering about the Charleston quays, my eye lighted on this vessel. There was something about the Chancellor that pleased me, and a kind of involuntary impulse took me on board, where I found the internal ar rangements perfectly comfortable. Yielding to the idea that a voyage in a sailing vessel had certain charms beyond the transit in a steamer, and reckoning that with wind and wave in my favor there would be little material difference in time; considering, moreover, that in these low latitudes the weather in early autumn is fine and unbroken, I came to my decision, and proceeded forthwith to secure my pas sage by this route to Europe.

Have I done right or wrong? Whether I shall have rea son to regret my determination is a problem to be solved in the future. However, I will begin to record the incidents of our daily experience, dubious as I feel whether the lines of my chronicle will ever hnd a reader.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1333858566
• ISBN13: 9781333858568
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"