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A Floating City, enjoyed a popularity almost equal to that of Round the World in Eighty Days. It was the direct result of the trip which the author actually made to America in 1867, on the largest iron ship ever built. He gives us a faithful picture of the natural and usual incidents... Read Full Overview

This novel was the result of the trip which the author made to America in 1867, on the largest iron ship ever built. He gives us a faithful picture of the incidents of an ocean voyage of those days, enlivening with a love story on board. It is the eight of the Voyages Extraordinaires,... Read Full Overview

Volume 8 of 54 of Jules Verne's "Extraordinary Voyages", first printed in 1871.The "Great Eastern" is one of the largest ships ever constructed. Often described as being mistaken for an island, this enormous ship is a passenger liner from England to the United States. With a... Read Full Overview

Une Ville flottante

Una ciudad flotante (Une ville flottante) es una novela del escritor franc s Julio Verne, aparecida de manera seriada en el "Journal des d bats politiques et litt raires" desde el 9 de agosto hasta el 6 de septiembre de 1870 y publicada el 10 de octubre de 1871 en un solo libro... Read Full Overview

A Floating City, enjoyed a popularity almost equal to that of Round the World in Eighty Days. It was the direct result of the trip which the author actually made to America in 1867, on the largest iron ship ever built. He gives us a faithful picture of the natural and usual incidents... Read Full Overview

Es una novela del escritor frances Jules Verne aparecida de manera seriada en el "Journal des debats politiques et litteraires" desde el 9 de agosto hasta el 6 de septiembre de 1870 y posteriormente de manera integra el 10 de octubre de 1871 en un solo libro ilustrado que incluia... Read Full Overview

Extrait du chapitre I Le 18 mars 1867, j'arrivais Liverpool. Le Great-Eastern devait partir quelques jours apr s pour New-York, et je venais prendre passage son bord. Voyage d'amateur, rien de plus. Une travers e de l'Atlantique sur ce gigantesque bateau me tentait. Par occasion,... Read Full Overview

La ville flottante, c'est le Great Eastern, un norme navire faisant la travers e Liverpool-New York, bord duquel se trouvent plusieurs milliers de personnes, avec leurs caract res diff rents. Une vraie soci t . Le personnage principal du r cit en est le narrateur.

Jules Verne (1828-1905) est un crivain fran ais, dont une grande partie de l'oeuvre est consacr e des romans d'aventures et de science-fiction (appel s du temps de Jules Verne romans d'anticipation) comme Le Voyage au Centre de la Terre (1864) et Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les... Read Full Overview

El transatl ntico Great Eastern es un lujoso y gigantesco barco de vapor, de construcci n inglesa, pero fletado por franceses, que viaja de Liverpool a Nueva York. Diversos acontecimientos suceden en el barco, entre ellos el que algunos pasajeros creen que un fantasma hac a repentinas... Read Full Overview

Jules Verne's A Floating City takes readers on a thrilling adventure aboard the Great Eastern, the greatest steamship of its time. As the ship races across the Atlantic, our heroes face danger, intrigue, and unexpected romance in this classic tale of exploration and discovery.

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Embark on a thrilling transatlantic odyssey in Jules Verne's "A Floating City," where the 19th-century world of maritime travel unfolds with captivating intrigue. Follow the journey of Andrei Marc aboard the "City of Buffalo," a transatlantic steamer, as Verne skillfully weaves... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview