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| Genre/Form: | Fiction |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jules Verne; William Butcher |
| ISBN: | 9780192804655 0192804650 |
| OCLC Number: | 57373749 |
| Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
| Description: | xliii, 402 p. : map ; 20 cm. |
| Contents: | A chronology of Jules Verne -- The British at the North Pole -- The desert of ice -- Appendix A : the deleted duel episode and the original ending -- Appendix B : a chronology of Arctic expeditions -- Appendix C : Publisher's announcements. |
| Series Title: | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press) |
| Other Titles: | Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras. |
| Responsibility: | Jules Verne ; translated with an introduction and notes by William Butcher. |
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Abstract:
First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman finally reveals himself as John Hatteras, and his obsession, the Pole. Will he succeed in reaching his goal? How will he survive the vicissitudes that assail him, and what will he find along the way?
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