Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery : ILLUSTRATED

by Jules Verne

Overview

Godfrey Morgan, also published as School for Robinsons (French: L'�cole des Robinsons), is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1882. It tells of a young adventurer, Godfrey Morgan, and his instructor, Professor Tartlett, who embark on a round-the-world ocean voyage. Their ship is wrecked and they are cast away on a remote island, where they rescue and befriend an African slave, Carefinotu.

The novel is a robinsonade - a play on Daniel Defoe's 1791 novel Robinson Crusoe.

� Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781605014425
Publisher:	MobileReference
Publication date:	01/01/2010
Series:	Mobi Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	800,964
File size:	487 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