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Les Tribulations d'un Chinois en Chine
Kin-Fo, un riche Chinois, las de sa vie monotone, décide de pimenter son existence en acceptant un pari audacieux. Ce choix le mènera à travers des aventures imprévisibles et des situations cocasses à travers la Chine. Un récit plein d'humour et de rebondissements.
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Le Gun-Club
Dans 'Le Gun-Club', Jules Verne dépeint un club d'artilleurs américains obsédés par la guerre, qui, en temps de paix, se lancent dans un projet fou : envoyer un projectile sur la Lune. Ce récit explore satiriquement les thèmes de l'innovation scientifique, de l'esprit d'entreprise américain et de l'absurdité de la violence.
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Le Gun-Club
Dans 'Le Gun-Club', Jules Verne dépeint un club d'artilleurs américains obsédés par la guerre, qui, en temps de paix, se lancent dans un projet fou : envoyer un projectile sur la Lune. Ce récit satirique explore les thèmes de l'innovation scientifique, de l'esprit d'entreprise américain et de l'absurdité de la violence.
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Les Indes noires
"Les Indes noires" est l'un des romans les plus singuliers de Jules Verne, publié en 1877 au sein de la célèbre collection des Voyages extraordinaires. Se déroulant presque intégralement sous terre, dans le comté de Stirling en Ecosse, ce récit transporte le lecteur dans les profondeurs de la mine d'Aberfoyle. L'intrigue débute dix ans après la fermeture de la mine, épuisée de son charbon. Simon Ford, un ancien mineur qui refuse de quitter les galeries, y vit avec sa femme Madge et son fils Harry. Persuadé qu'un nouveau gisement de houille existe, il contacte l'ingénieur James Starr pour valider sa découverte.Le récit bascule rapidement de la géologie vers le mystère. L'exploration des nouvelles galeries, baptisées la "Nouvelle Aberfoyle", révèle non seulement une veine de charbon d'une richesse inouïe, mais aussi des phénomènes inexpliqués : explosions mystérieuses, vols d'outils et apparitions d'ombres menaçantes. Jules Verne dépeint avec une précision documentaire fascinante la vie minière de l'ère victorienne, tout en y insufflant une dimension fantastique. La découverte d'une jeune fille, Nell, qui n'a jamais vu la lumière du jour et semble liée aux secrets de la mine, ajoute une portée humaine et poétique à l'aventure technique.L'opposition entre le génie industriel et les légendes souterraines est au coeur de l'ouvrage. Le personnage de Silfax, l'ancien "overman" de la fosse Dochart, incarne la résistance sauvage contre le progrès, vivant en ermite avec son grand-duc apprivoisé. Verne utilise les thèmes de la lumière et des ténèbres pour explorer la psychologie de ses personnages, tout en livrant des descriptions détaillées sur l'extraction du charbon, la sécurité dans les puits et la création d'une véritable cité souterraine, Coal-City, où les familles de mineurs recréent une société complète.Ce roman, souvent moins cité que "Voyage au centre de la Terre", offre pourtant une vision plus réaliste et industrielle du monde souterrain. "Les Indes noires" est à la fois un hommage au labeur des mineurs, un thriller haletant et une réflexion sur l'impact de la révolution industrielle. La plume de Verne, ici empreinte d'une atmosphère gothique et écossaise, capture l'essence d'un monde caché où les dangers du grisou côtoient la magie des abîmes. Un classique indispensable pour tout amateur de littérature d'aventure et d'histoire des techniques.
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In Search of the Castaways
Following the clues found in a bottle cast into the ocean, Lord and Lady Genarvan set off for South America and Australia in their ship Duncan to search for the shipwrecked Captain Grant. Their eventful and perilous journey gives Verne the opportunity to describe a variety of exotic places.Originally titled Les Enfants du Capitaine Grant ("The Children of Captain Grant"), the story has inspired several movie adaptations. Ayrton, one of the characters, reappears in The Mysterious Island.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
Five Weeks in a Balloon tells the tale of three Englishmen who attempt to cross Africa, from east to west, in a balloon. Dr. Ferguson is the rational scientist leading the trio, accompanied by loyal sidekick Joe and the doctor's sporting friend Kennedy.The three embark on many adventures: They encounter natives and dangerous animals, experience problems with their ballooning technology, and struggle with the winds and the weather. Throughout the novel, the author liberally sprinkles descriptions of flora, fauna, and geography, as seen through nineteenth century eyes.Though this is Verne's first published book, he already demonstrates much of the formula that drive his later works: the well-defined characters led by a rational scientist, the focus on science and technology, and of course the adventure-filled plot.The novel, first published in 1863, was topical for its time, as European interest in African exploration was strong. At the time the book was published, David Livingstone was midst-exploration in south-east Africa, and Burton and Speke had recently returned from exploring the Great Lakes region. The novel itself contains many references to actual expeditions that would have been current or recent for the original readers of the novel.
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An Antarctic Mystery
An Antarctic Mystery follows Mr. Jeorling, a wealthy American naturalist whose research has led him to the remote Kerguelen Islands, located in the southern Indian Ocean. Jeorling begins his adventure on the Halbrane after being admitted aboard by the reluctant captain Len Guy, who believes the events in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym to be true. In that novel, Pym persuades Len Guy's brother, William Guy, to lead a voyage to the Antarctic. But the expedition ends in failure when William Guy, his crew, and his ship, the Jane, disappear under mysterious circumstances. Captain Len Guy convinces Jeorling to aid in the search for his brother, and the two embark on an expedition south to the Antarctic in search of the previous voyage's survivors.Despite the fact that Jules Verne's work was published over fifty years after Pym, the events in the novel take place only one year after the disappearance of the Jane.
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Michael Strogoff
Jules Verne is perhaps best known for his science fiction stories, and Michael Strogoff breaks that mold. It's a true-to-life tale of the titular character's journey across Siberia to deliver an important message to the brother of the Russian Czar.Like other of Verne's works, Strogoff encounters many colorful characters along the way, and together they create a vivid depiction of the harsh life in Russo-Siberia, as well as the resilient spirit of its inhabitants. The attention to detail and the accuracy of both the physical and geographical depictions of Siberia was noted by contemporaries, though it's also said that Verne took some dramatic license in recreating some of the historical events.Contemporary critics agreed that Michael Strogoff is a thrilling tale of the strength of men, of patriotism, and of the devotion of one human being to another. Modern critics consider it to be one of Verne's best novels.
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Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne's most-acclaimed novel remains a cultural cornerstone to this day. The story of Phileas Fogg's spectacular journey by then-novel technologies is a fast-paced, colorful, and thoroughly enjoyable portrait of the British empire at the height of its power.Originally published as a serial so believable that readers at the time placed bets on whether Fogg would succeed or not, Verne's adventure epic continues to inspire travelers and adventurers even in modern times.
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
Desiring a more romantic crossing of the Atlantic, Englishman J. R. Kazallon decides to forgo a steamship and instead sets sail on the Chancellor, a large three-mast sailing ship. What follows is a classic nautical adventure, told in the form of a series of diary entries and filled with tragedy, suffering, and even horror. Despite the grim subject matter, Jules Verne still finds space to include ample descriptions of geology, biology, and meteorology.
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Round the Moon
This sequel to From the Earth to the Moon narrates the eventful journey to the Moon of three passengers-Impey Barbicane, president of the Gun Club, Captain Nicholl, Barbicane's rival and then collaborator, and Michel Ardan, a French scientist-aboard a hollow cannonball. They orbit the Moon and perform geographical observations, but the projectile fails to land, propelling them instead toward the Earth. They're rescued at sea and widely celebrated as the first humans to leave Earth.
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Ticket No. 9672
Hulda, the daughter of an innkeeper in the Norwegian countryside, is engaged to Ole, a fisherman. When Ole fails to return, Hulda fears him dead, until she receives a message that he has scribbled on the back of a lottery ticket. Newspapers broadcast the story, fueling excitement and speculation ahead of the lottery drawing.The novel, based in part on the Verne's travel through Scandinavia in 1861, belongs to the collection Voyages Extraordinaires which contains some of his best-known works, like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas and Around the World in Eighty Days. Un Billet de Loterie appeared first in installments in the magazine Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation, followed immediately by a book edition published by Hetzel.
€ 21,95