
The Sphinx of the Ice Fields
Autor*in: Verne, Jules
Jahr: 2015
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 0 S.
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- The story is set in 1839, eleven years after the events in Edgar Allan Poe's novel 'Arthur Gordon Pym'. The narrator is a wealthy American, named Jeorling, who has entertained himself with private studies of the wildlife on the Kerguelen Islands and is now looking for a passage back to the USA. The Halbrane is one of the first ships to arrive at Kerguelen, and its captain Len Guy who somewhat reluctantly agrees to have Jeorling as a passenger. Underway, they meet a stray iceberg with a dead body on it, which turns out to be a sailor from the Jane. A note found with him indicates that he and several others including Jane's captain William Guy had survived the assassination attempt at Tsalal and are still alive... (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Titelinformationen
Titel: The Sphinx of the Ice Fields
Autor*in: Verne, Jules
Verlag: OTB eBook publishing
ISBN: 9783956761195
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Romane & Erzählungen
Dateigröße: 699 KB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage