The Golden Volcanothrusts two Canadian cousins unexpectedly bequeathed a mining claim in the Klondike into the middle of the gold rush, where they encounter disease, disaster, extremes of weather, and human nature twisted by a passion for gold. A deathbed confidence sends the two searching for a fabulous gold-filled volcano on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. But nature, both human and physical, hasn t finished with them, and their story plays out with the nail-biting adventure of an action thriller and the moral and emotional force of high drama.Like many of the works left unpublished...
The Golden Volcanothrusts two Canadian cousins unexpectedly bequeathed a mining claim in the Klondike into the middle of the gold rush, where t...
During the Civil War 5 northern prisoners captured in Richmond, Virginia decide to escape and take off for a South Pacific island in a balloon. Each man brings his own talents to the group and they are able to sustain life and produce the items they need for survival. They find a message in a bottle and set off to explore a neighboring island in the hopes of finding a castaway. Pirates attack, the island is full of secrets, and each turn of the page brings more adventure to the group.
During the Civil War 5 northern prisoners captured in Richmond, Virginia decide to escape and take off for a South Pacific island in a balloon. Each m...
Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. His dream was to write a new kind of novel, which combined scientific fact with fiction. Verne eventually wrote 40 novels in his Voyages extraordinaires series. "What one man can imagine, another will someday be able to achieve." Is a quote from an article in the Encyclopedia Britannica that sums up Verne so well. In All Around the Moon three space travelers are conversing about science and mathematics. They decide to alter the course of their projectile, which leads to unanticipated results.
Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. His dream was to write a new kind of novel, which combined scientific fact with fiction. Verne eventually wrot...
Shocking his stuffy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club in London, Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking a daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. Living Books Press' edition of the classic work has beautiful pen-and-ink illustrations, a map of Fogg's journey around the world, an extensive glossary, a biography of Jules Verne, and a day-by-day itinerary of the eighty days.
Shocking his stuffy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club in London, Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking a daring enterprise: to circumnavi...
This is an Irish translation of Jule's Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days." The translation appeared for the first time in 1912 in weekly instalments in the Irish Weekly Independent. The author, Tadhg O Donnchadha (writing as "Torna"), was Professor of Irish at University College, Cork, from 1916 to 1949. -- Timpeall a bliana 1912 a rinneadh an t-aistriUchAn seo an chEad uair agus cuireadh i gclO O sheachtain go seachtain ar an Irish Weekly Independent. ScolAire agus file Gaeilge ab ea Tadhg O Donnchadha ("Torna" a ainm cleite) (1874-1949). Is i gCarraig na bhFear, Co. ChorcaI, a...
This is an Irish translation of Jule's Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days." The translation appeared for the first time in 1912 in weekly ins...
Jules Verne's rediscovered Irish novel, from the collections of the National Library of Ireland, is a heart-warming story of a young orphan's trials and tribulations in the late nineteenth century. Published in full by the Royal Irish Academy for the first time since its 1895 debut in English, it is a fascinating description of and commentary on nineteenth century Ireland. The Extraordinary Adventures of Foundling Mick takes readers on a tour of Ireland and her social classes. Mick's travels include visits to Westport, Galway, Limerick, Tralee, Cork, and Belfast, all of which are beautifully...
Jules Verne's rediscovered Irish novel, from the collections of the National Library of Ireland, is a heart-warming story of a young orphan's trials a...
The grand saloon the finest of all those contained in the New Palace formed to this procession of exalted personages and splendidly dressed women a frame worthy of the magnificence they displayed. The rich ceiling with its gilding already softened by the touch of time appeared as if glittering with stars. (Excerpt)
The grand saloon the finest of all those contained in the New Palace formed to this procession of exalted personages and splendidly dressed women a fr...
