The Voyages And Adventures Of Captain Hatteras / Les aventures du capitaine Hatteras (Bilingual Edition: English - French / Édition bilingue: anglais - français)

by Jules Verne, Jules VERNE

Overview

This edition contains the English translation and the original text in French.

"The Voyages and 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 pôle nord") and "The desert of ice" (French: "Le Désert de glace"). The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included into Voyages Extraordinaires series ("The Extraordinary Voyages"). Although it was the first book of the series it was labeled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863-65 ("Five Weeks in a Balloon", "Journey to the Center of the Earth", and "From the Earth to the Moon") were added into the series retroactively. Captain Hatteras shows many similarities with British explorer John Franklin.

"Les Aventures du capitaine Hatteras" est un roman de Jules Verne, paru en 1866.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788892558748
Publisher:	Paperless
Publication date:	02/26/2016
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	784 KB

About the Author

Widely regarded as the father of modern science fiction, Jules Verne (1828-1905) wrote more than seventy books and created hundreds of memorable characters. His most popular novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, is not only a brilliant piece of scientific prophecy, but also a thrilling story with superb, subtle characterizations.

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