The Mighty Orinoco - Couverture rigide

Verne, Jules

 
9780819565112: The Mighty Orinoco
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0819565113 ISBN 13 : 9780819565112
Editeur : Wesleyan University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure tale: exploration and discovery, humor and drama, dastardly villains and intrepid heroes, and a host of near-fatal encounters with crocodiles, jungle fever, Indians and outlaws - all set in a wonderfully exotic locale. The Mighty Orinoco also includes a unique twist that will appeal to feminists - readers will need to discover it for themselves. This Wesleyan edition features notes, and a critical introduction by renowned Verne scholar Walter James Miller, as well as reproductions of the illustrations from the original French edition. CONTRIBUTORS: Walter James Miller, Stanford Luce, Arthur B. Evans.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure tale: exploration and discovery, humor and drama, dastardly villains and intrepid heroes, and a host of near-fatal encounters with crocodiles, jungle fever, Indians and outlaws - all set in a wonderfully exotic locale. The Mighty Orinoco also includes a unique twist that will appeal to feminists - readers will need to discover it for themselves. This Wesleyan edition features notes, and a critical introduction by renowned Verne scholar Walter James Miller, as well as reproductions of the illustrations from the original French edition. CONTRIBUTORS: Walter James Miller, Stanford Luce, Arthur B. Evans.

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Éditeur
Wesleyan University Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0819565113
ISBN 13 
9780819565112
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
448
Éditeur
Evans Arthur B.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0819567809 ISBN 13 :  9780819567802
Editeur : Wesleyan University Press, 2005
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