The Blockade Runners (Illustrated)
The Blockade Runners is a translation of Les forceursde blocus (1871). The Blockade Runners, a novella, was includedalong with A Floating City in the first english and french editionsof this work. This translation, which follows that of Sampson and Low(UK) and Scribners (US) is by "N. D'Anvers", pseudonymn for Mrs. ArthurBell (d. 1933) who also translated other Verne books. It is alsoincluded in the fifteen volume Parke edition of the works of JulesVerne (1911). There is another translation by Henry Frith which waspublished by Routledge (1876).Both of these stories are about ships; Floating City about thelargest ship of the time, the Great Eastern, and Blockade Runnersabout one of the fastest, the Dolphin.
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The Blockade Runners (Illustrated)
The Blockade Runners is a translation of Les forceursde blocus (1871). The Blockade Runners, a novella, was includedalong with A Floating City in the first english and french editionsof this work. This translation, which follows that of Sampson and Low(UK) and Scribners (US) is by "N. D'Anvers", pseudonymn for Mrs. ArthurBell (d. 1933) who also translated other Verne books. It is alsoincluded in the fifteen volume Parke edition of the works of JulesVerne (1911). There is another translation by Henry Frith which waspublished by Routledge (1876).Both of these stories are about ships; Floating City about thelargest ship of the time, the Great Eastern, and Blockade Runnersabout one of the fastest, the Dolphin.
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The Blockade Runners (Illustrated)

The Blockade Runners (Illustrated)

The Blockade Runners (Illustrated)

The Blockade Runners (Illustrated)

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The Blockade Runners is a translation of Les forceursde blocus (1871). The Blockade Runners, a novella, was includedalong with A Floating City in the first english and french editionsof this work. This translation, which follows that of Sampson and Low(UK) and Scribners (US) is by "N. D'Anvers", pseudonymn for Mrs. ArthurBell (d. 1933) who also translated other Verne books. It is alsoincluded in the fifteen volume Parke edition of the works of JulesVerne (1911). There is another translation by Henry Frith which waspublished by Routledge (1876).Both of these stories are about ships; Floating City about thelargest ship of the time, the Great Eastern, and Blockade Runnersabout one of the fastest, the Dolphin.

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ISBN-13: 9783730995495
Publisher: BookRix
Publication date: 03/29/2014
Sold by: StreetLib SRL
Format: eBook
Pages: 73
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

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
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