A Fantasy of Dr Ox

by Jules Verne, Andrew Brown (Translator)

Overview

In the somnolent Flemish town of Quiquendone disagreements are unheard of, courtships might last a decade and not a ripple of activity can be seen at all. But when the mysterious Dr Ox is tasked with providing lighting for the town, strange things begin to happen: animals become aggressive, fruits grow huge in size, plants climb more vigorously and tempers flare up, leading the once phlegmatic townsfolk to bitter confrontations and pushing them to the brink of all-out violence.

Verne, the acclaimed author of immortal tales of adventure and early science fiction, can be seen here in a different light, regaling readers of all ages with a light-hearted satire that, in its warnings about the dangers of scientific experimentation, has a clear and troubling resonance with our times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847497970
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	07/23/2019
Series:	Alma Classics 101 Pages
Edition description:	Translatio
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	423,366
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jules Verne (1828–1905) was the author of Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea and many other tales of adventure and science fiction, which are still extremely popular today.

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Introduction	xi
	A Fantasy of Dr Ox	1
	Notes	85
	Biographical note	87