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This is the 1st new translation of ever-popular experience author Jules Verne's exciting novel of polar exploration in over a century. within the novel, First Mate Shandon gets a mysterious letter asking him to build a strengthened steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman eventually unearths himself as Captain John Hatteras, and his obsession--to get to the North Pole. After experiencing appalling chilly and starvation, the captain treks around the frozen wastes looking for gas. deserted via such a lot of his group, and followed by way of a rival American explorer, Hatteras keeps his trip to the Pole, encountering never-ending perils and adventures alongside the best way. This new and unabridged translation of the 1st of Verne's notable trips sequence brilliantly conveys the novel's hypnotic temper and surroundings. This version additionally contains the unique, censored finishing, and interesting information about the Arctic expeditions that captivated Verne's mind's eye. The advent presents biographical insights according to lately found files, and comprises unique evidence of Verne's resources and concept; the notes research for the 1st time the masses of real-life figures mentioned by means of Verne.
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