Jules Verne
Here is one of those "forgotten" works. Ticket No. "9672" is a fascinating tale of two women who live in a Norway Inn. Dame Hansen is a foolish creature whose mistakes must be dealt with by her daughter Hulda. Coming to their aid is their brother Joel and the remarkable Sylvius Hogg, who helps them all after the young Hansens rescue him from the edge of the Rjukanfos Waterfall.
10) Facing the Flag
Facing the Flag or For the Flag is a patriotic novel by Jules Verne. Like The Begum's Millions which Verne published in 1879 , it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism. It can be considered one of the first books dealing with problems which was to become paramount half a century after
...12) Topsy Turvy
Suite du roman De la Terre à la Lune. Michel Ardan, Nicholl et Barbicane ont survécu à la terrible déflagration qui les a envoyés dans l'espace. Malgré la frayeur causée par un astéroïde qui manque de les pulvériser, ils fêtent dignement la réussite de leur départ. Cependant, les fantaisies de l'aventurier français n'empêchent pas l'esprit pratique et scientifique de ses compagnons américains de reprendre le dessus. Nicholl et Barbicane
...L'inventeur Samuel Fergusson, accompagné de son domestique Joe et de son ami Dick Kennedy, entreprend de traverser le continent africain — alors partiellement inexploré — au moyen d'un ballon gonflé à l'hydrogène. Il a en effet inventé un dispositif qui, en lui évitant de perdre du gaz ou de devoir jeter du lest pour régler son altitude, autorise de plus longs voyages. L'expédition est supposée faire la liaison entre les régions
...Les Cinq cents millions de la Bégum (English: The Begum's Fortune) is an 1879 novel by Jules Verne, with some utopian elements and other elements that seem clearly dystopian. It is noteworthy as the first published book in which Verne was cautionary, and somewhat pessimistic about the development of science and technology.
Two men inherited a vast fortune as descendants of a French soldier who settled in India
...Der Roman ist vorgeblich ein Erlebnisbericht des französischen Professors Pierre Aronnax, Autor eines Werkes über „Die Geheimnisse der Meerestiefen“. In den Jahren 1866 und 1867 häufen sich auf allen Weltmeeren rätselhafte Schiffsunglücke. Die Presse spekuliert, ein bislang unbekanntes Seeungeheuer oder aber ein „Unterwasserfahrzeug mit außerordentlicher mechanischer Kraft“ habe die Schiffe zum Kentern gebracht, Aronnax vermutet einen
..."Raccogliere le notizie che si hanno su’ grandi viaggiatori, dall’antichissimo Annone cartaginese a Cristoforo Colombo; seguire passo passo la scoperta del mondo, da’ tempi in cui le navi non osavano perder di vista le coste, ed in cui il mare era popolato di divinità e di mostri, fino a quelli in cui i naviganti sciolsero il volo arditamente a traverso l’Oceano: ecco ciò che l’autore francese si è proposto nel libro che presentiamo
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