The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China

by Jules Verne

Overview

The book is a traditional adventure, similar in style to Around the World in Eighty Days, which is one of the author's more well-known books. However, it does contain more humour as well as criticism of topics such as the British opium trade in China.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163105953
Publisher:	Walrus Books Publisher
Publication date:	11/24/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the genre of science-fiction. He is best known for his novels Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).

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