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| Author | Jules Verne |
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| Original title | Une ville flottante |
| Illustrator | Jules Férat |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #8 |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1871 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1874 |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback) |
| Preceded by | Around the Moon |
| Followed by | The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa |
A Floating City, or sometimes translated The Floating City ( French: Une ville flottante), is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1871 in France. [1] At the time of its publication, the novel enjoyed a similar level of popularity as Around the World in Eighty Days. [2] The first UK and US editions of the novel appeared in 1874. [3] Jules Férat provided the original illustrations for the novel. [4]
It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her abusive husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board.
- ^ Schmidt, Johanna de (2016-07-01). "'This strange little floating world of ours': shipboard periodicals and community-building in the 'global' nineteenth century". Journal of Global History. 11 (2): 229–250. doi: 10.1017/S1740022816000073. ISSN 1740-0228.
- ^ "A Floating City; The Blockade Runners; Round the World in Eighty Days; Dr. Ox's Experiment by Jules Verne, 1911". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22.
- ^ Nash, Andrew. "Jules Verne: Book: A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners - ANash". www.julesverne.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ Evans, Arthur B (1998). "The Illustrations of Jules Verne's Voyages Extraordinaire". Science Fiction Studies. 25: 241–270 – via DePauw University Library.
- Illustrations Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine by Jules Férat
- A Floating City (English translation) at MobileRead
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| Author | Jules Verne |
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| Original title | Une ville flottante |
| Illustrator | Jules Férat |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #8 |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1871 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1874 |
| Media type | Print ( Hardback) |
| Preceded by | Around the Moon |
| Followed by | The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa |
A Floating City, or sometimes translated The Floating City ( French: Une ville flottante), is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1871 in France. [1] At the time of its publication, the novel enjoyed a similar level of popularity as Around the World in Eighty Days. [2] The first UK and US editions of the novel appeared in 1874. [3] Jules Férat provided the original illustrations for the novel. [4]
It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her abusive husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board.
- ^ Schmidt, Johanna de (2016-07-01). "'This strange little floating world of ours': shipboard periodicals and community-building in the 'global' nineteenth century". Journal of Global History. 11 (2): 229–250. doi: 10.1017/S1740022816000073. ISSN 1740-0228.
- ^ "A Floating City; The Blockade Runners; Round the World in Eighty Days; Dr. Ox's Experiment by Jules Verne, 1911". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22.
- ^ Nash, Andrew. "Jules Verne: Book: A Floating City, and The Blockade Runners - ANash". www.julesverne.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
- ^ Evans, Arthur B (1998). "The Illustrations of Jules Verne's Voyages Extraordinaire". Science Fiction Studies. 25: 241–270 – via DePauw University Library.
- Illustrations Archived 2014-09-02 at the Wayback Machine by Jules Férat
- A Floating City (English translation) at MobileRead
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