A Floating City and The Blockade Runners: illustrated version: Annotated Edition

Unique ElementsHistorical ContextDetailed 19th Century Historical MapFrench adventure novella written in times before the morrow, sophisticated in a way modern French adventure novellas lack.A Floating City and The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne is a nautical fiction novel first published in 1871 France. Translated in English by Nancy D'Anvers in 1874.A true book of worth, a classic that lives in an era of timeless distinction. Early books emit an excellence unlike any from modern times. You will not be dissatisfied with this works, a timeless classic at its finest.Sneak Peak“The “Great Eastern” was indeed preparing to sail. Already volumes of black smoke were issuing from the five chimneys, and hot steam filled the engine-rooms. Some sailors were brightening up the four great fog-cannons which were to salute Liverpool as we sailed by. The top-men climbed the yards, disentangled the rigging, and tightened the shrouds on the thick ropes fastened to the barricades. About eleven o’clock the carpenters and painters put the finishing touches to their work, and then embarked on board the tender which awaited them.” “James Playfair was dumbfoundered at these words; he left the young girl, a prey to angry thoughts, for he felt his powerlessness to answer; then he sulked like a child for half an hour, and an hour later he returned to the singular young girl who could overwhelm him with convincing arguments, with quite a pleasant smile.”SynopsisA Floating City is a novel by French author Jules Verne that was first published in France in 1871. The novel had a similar amount of success when it was first published as Around the World in Eighty Days. It narrates the story of a woman who discovers that the man she loves is also on board the ship Great Eastern with her abusive husband.Jules Verne's story The Blockade Runners was published in 1865. It was published in 1871 as part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series in a combined volume with the novel A Floating City (The Extraordinary Voyages). The American Civil War plot revolves around the exploits of James Playfair, a British merchant captain who must break the Union blockade of Charleston harbor in South Carolina in order to trade supplies for cotton and, later in the book, to rescue Halliburtt, the abolitionist journalist father of a young girl held captive by the Confederates (the father, not the girl). Many ships were lost while working as blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early 1860s, which inspired Verne's story."A stunning reprint" At Firster Publishing, we take every step possible to ensure the original integrity of this book has been upheld to its highest standard. This means that the texts in this story are unedited and unchanged from the original authors publication, preserving its earliest form for your indulgence. This title is one of the best nautical fiction novels, of all time, words strung together with such pure precision, French adventure novellas that you just do not see in the modern age. This title will make an excellent gift to the timeless classic buff in your life or a fantastic addition to your current collection. We are ready to ship this book off to you today at lightning speed, so you will find yourself indulging in this title without delay.Title DetailsOriginal 1871 TextTimeless Classic5 x 8 InchesMatte CoverWhite Paper Read more