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The Kip brothers / Jules Verne ; translated by Stanford L. Luce ; edited by Arthur B. Evans ; introduction and notes by Jean-Michel Margot.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Wesleyan early classics of science fiction seriesPublisher: Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (xxix, 475 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780819574589 (electronic bk.)
  • 0819574589 (electronic bk.)
Uniform titles:
  • Frères Kip. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Kip brothersDDC classification:
  • 843/.8 22
LOC classification:
  • PQ2469.F74 E5 2007eb
Online resources:
Contents:
The Kip brothers / Jules Verne -- I: Tavern of the Three magpies -- The Brig James Cook -- Vin mod at work -- At Wellington -- A few days at sea -- In sight of Norfolk Island -- The two brothers -- The Coral Sea -- Crossing the Louisiade -- Heading north -- Port Praslin -- Three weeks in the Archipelago -- The murder -- Incidents -- II: Hobart Town -- Future projects -- Last maneuver -- Before Maritime Court -- The follow-up -- The verdict -- Awaiting execution -- Port Arthur -- Together -- The Fenians -- The note -- Saint James Point -- Escape -- Mr. Hawkins follows up -- The new fact -- Conclusion.
Summary: Castaways on a barren island in the South Seas, Karl and Pieter Kip are rescued by the brig James Cook. After helping to quell an onboard mutiny, however, they suddenly find themselves accused and convicted of the captain's murder. In this story, one of his last Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne interweaves an exciting exploration of the South Pacific with a tale of judicial error reminiscent of the infamous Dreyfus Affair.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-466).

The Kip brothers / Jules Verne -- I: Tavern of the Three magpies -- The Brig James Cook -- Vin mod at work -- At Wellington -- A few days at sea -- In sight of Norfolk Island -- The two brothers -- The Coral Sea -- Crossing the Louisiade -- Heading north -- Port Praslin -- Three weeks in the Archipelago -- The murder -- Incidents -- II: Hobart Town -- Future projects -- Last maneuver -- Before Maritime Court -- The follow-up -- The verdict -- Awaiting execution -- Port Arthur -- Together -- The Fenians -- The note -- Saint James Point -- Escape -- Mr. Hawkins follows up -- The new fact -- Conclusion.

Castaways on a barren island in the South Seas, Karl and Pieter Kip are rescued by the brig James Cook. After helping to quell an onboard mutiny, however, they suddenly find themselves accused and convicted of the captain's murder. In this story, one of his last Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne interweaves an exciting exploration of the South Pacific with a tale of judicial error reminiscent of the infamous Dreyfus Affair.

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