Download or read book The Extraordinary Journeys written by Jules Verne and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 reveals himself to be John Hatteras, and his lifelong obsession, the Pole. Despite experiencing appalling cold and hunger, the captain treks across the frozen wastes in search of fuel. Abandoned by his crew, Hatteras remains without resources at the coldest spot on earth. How can he find food and explore the Polar Sea? And what will he find at the top of the world?"--Back cover.

Download or read book The Call of the Night Rider A Story of the Days of William Tyndale written by Albert Lee and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As she walked across the meadow, carrying a basket in one hand, and swinging a a dainty blue hood in the other, Margaret Byrckmann made a picture that was pleasing to behold. She looked up as she moved along, but her eyes went down again before the dazzling sun which was setting in a blaze of red splendour, silhouetting the battlemented walls of the city. She gave this evening beauty scanty attention, for her dark eyes were watching the meadow. Then a cry of pleasure broke from her lips, and she hastened forward; but before she had gone far her face filled with disappointment, and she stopped abruptly. "I thought it was Herman!" she exclaimed, almost petulantly. She watched a man who was walking wearily. He looked dusty and wayworn, and the movement on the beaten path seemed to be toilsome and painful. She thought he must have travelled far, for he carried a heavy-looking wallet on his back, and the staff in his hand was used as though it was real labour to go forward. "He is tired to death, poor man!" she muttered, her sympathy getting the better of her disappointment, and she crossed the meadow to intercept him. Until he halted, in sheer weariness, to look around for some spot—a tree, or a bush—anything that would screen him from the glare of the sun, the man in the meadow did not see her; but the moment he spoke, Margaret knew that he was not one of her countrymen. "Mistress, how far is it to the city?" he asked, in a foreign accent. "That is it," she answered softly, and full of concern, for the stranger's limbs trembled, and his hand shook when he raised it to set his cap straight. With the other he gripped his staff tightly, lest he should fall. "Yonder?" he exclaimed, gazing beneath his hand. "I did not see it in the blaze of the sunset. It seems a long way off." "More than two miles," said Margaret. "Two miles!" was the dismayed response; "so far as that?" "Yes, sir. But how will you think to enter the city, since 'tis but a few minutes to sundown? They close the gates the moment the sunset bell has stopped." "Is it so?" came the discouraged response. "I forgot that it is not here as it is in England, where our walled cities are so few. Then I must lie in the meadow till sunrise." "You could enter if you had a pass," said Margaret, who was concerned for the stranger; for, in spite of his wallet and the travel stains, she saw that he was no common wanderer. "But I have no pass." The stranger and the girl, standing in silence, while the slanting sunlight was sending long shadows over the grass, looked around for some place—a hut, or a barn, or anything where a man who was tired could lie down and sleep; but there was nothing of that sort in view; no village, far or near. "There is no place that I can see," said Margaret, who had never noticed how empty the fields were of houses until now, when they were so badly needed. "Ah, well! I may not complain," the stranger muttered. "Why should I? Even the dear Lord saw many a sun go down, and had nowhere to lay His head." He spoke more to himself, as if forgetful that the girl was near, until she moved. "I will sit down under the chestnut tree, and take my chance, unless your home is anywhere outside the city walls." "I live in the city, sir, but they know me, and I have a permit to get in after the gates are shut," said Margaret. "And yet I am so sorry for you," she went on softly. "If I only knew where I might find some food I would not care," the stranger said, gazing around him, his hand above his eyes. A low call came while he was speaking, like the sweet note of the last evening bird. It travelled over the meadow from the river, and Margaret looked up quickly. Her dark eyes flashed, and her lips parted with pleasure; then she sent back an answering cry, full of soft, rich music. The stranger, watching her pale face, saw the flush of colour darken it, and, worn out though he was, he marvelled at her beauty, and smiled to himself. "Pardon me for a moment, sir," she exclaimed, when her answer ended. "I will come back again." While she spoke she moved away with hurried steps to meet a young man who had appeared on the bank of the broad river. He had been bending low to fasten his boat to the root of one of the willows, but when he saw her coming he came to meet her, and, throwing his arms about her, he kissed her till she asked for breathing time.

Download or read book The Field of Ice written by Jules Verne and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explorer obsessed with reaching the North Pole undertakes a harrowing expedition in this classic novel of adventure and survival in the Arctic. Capt. John Hatteras will stop at nothing to reach the North Pole. After having a steamship built for the purpose, he embarks for terra incognita. But when he encounters a frozen sea, mutiny and shipwreck leave Hatteras and his remaining crew stranded on an island in the harsh Arctic winter. Even in the face of death by starvation or polar bear attack, Hatteras knows that the sea must eventually thaw, opening a path to incredible discovery. First published in 1864, The Adventures of Captain Hatteras was written in two parts: The English at the North Pole and The Desert of Ice. It was later included in Jules Verne’s Extraordinary Voyages series, alongside Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, and many others.

Download or read book The Adventures of Captain Hatteras by by Jules Verne written by Jules Verne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-02 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (French: Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: The English at the North Pole (French: Les Anglais au p�le nord) and The desert of ice (French: Le D�sert de glace).The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included into Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). Although it was the first book of the series it was labeled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863-65 (Five Weeks in a Balloon, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and From the Earth to the Moon) were added into the series retroactively. Captain Hatteras shows many similarities with British explorer John Franklin.

Download or read book Captain Nemo written by K.J. Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2002-04-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 9/11 attacks on America marked the beginning of a new era in history, one in which everyday safety is no longer taken for granted. But the forces that triggered those horrific actions have been in place for years -- and experts estimate that as many as 500 terrorist cells exist in America today. In The Cell, John Miller and Michael Stone follow the key agents and detectives who know their whereabouts. Listeners will join in the step-by-step process of identifying and linking suspects, as well as learn the politics and pressures, the magnitude and the feel of the greatest manhunt in the history of the world.

Download or read book Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Verne Jules and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Adventures Of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 813 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Adventures Of Captain Hatteras" is an adventure novel by jules Verne. He describes the adventures of a North Pole expedition under Captain Hatteras. After a mutiny on their ship the members have to find a way to survive the polar winter. After long and enduring months they finally build a boat from the shipwreck and head for the pole. There they find an active volcano, in which Captain Hatteras falls ...

Download or read book The Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-28 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (French: Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: The English at the North Pole (French: Les Anglais au pole nord) and The desert of ice (French: Le Desert de glace). The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included into Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). Although it was the first book of the series it was labeled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863-65 (Five Weeks in a Balloon, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and From the Earth to the Moon) were added into the series retroactively. Captain Hatteras shows many similarities with British explorer John Franklin."

Download or read book Five Weeks in a Balloon written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Journey Through the Impossible written by Jules Verne and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2010-04-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete edition and the first English translation of a surprising work by a popular French novelist whose work continues to delight readers to this day.

Download or read book The Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2024-09-12T17:08:36Z with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A letter from a sea captain, signed only with cryptic initials, directs an experienced sailor to built and outfit a ship, and to assemble a crew to sail on a dangerous adventure. The voyage starts towards a northerly destination with, as far as anyone knows, no captain aboard. After some time at sea, the captain finally appears and announces his identity, and his plan to sail to the North Pole. The crew faces dangers and hardship as they fight their way through the icy seas, while the captain single-mindedly drives them to find a passage ever farther north. In his usual style, Verne includes lots of history and scientific explanations in the story. The Adventures of Captain Hatteras was first published in 1864 under the title Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras. The polar regions were not completely explored at this time. Verne speculated that the North Pole would be reachable by sea, and with the story set in 1861, it would be almost another fifty years before an explorer reached the pole. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Download or read book The Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by United Holdings Group. This book was released on 1876 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-28 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (French: Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras) is an adventure novel by Jules Verne in two parts: The English at the North Pole (French: Les Anglais au pole nord) and The desert of ice (French: Le Desert de glace). The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included into Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). Although it was the first book of the series it was labeled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863-65 (Five Weeks in a Balloon, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and From the Earth to the Moon) were added into the series retroactively. Captain Hatteras shows many similarities with British explorer John Franklin."

Download or read book The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Download or read book The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras written by Jules Verne and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne: A thrilling adventure novel that follows the daring expeditions of Captain John Hatteras to the Arctic regions. Jules Verne's narrative takes readers on an exhilarating journey through treacherous terrains, icy waters, and encounters with hostile forces of nature. With its blend of science and adventure, "The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras" showcases Verne's masterful storytelling and imaginative exploration of the unknown. Key Aspects of the Book "The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras": Arctic Exploration: Verne's novel delves into the challenges and dangers of Arctic exploration, capturing the spirit of adventure and discovery. Scientific Exploration: The book incorporates scientific knowledge of the time to present a realistic portrayal of Arctic landscapes and phenomena. Themes of Perseverance: "The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras" explores themes of determination and courage in the face of adversity. Jules Verne was a French novelist born in 1828, known as one of the pioneers of science fiction and adventure literature. His works, such as "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea," have inspired generations of readers and continue to be celebrated for their imaginative storytelling and visionary exploration of scientific possibilities.