The Self Propelled Island
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The Self Propelled Island
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2015-07-01
The Self Propelled Island written by Jules Verne and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with Fiction categories.
The Self-Propelled Island is the first unabridged English translation of Jules Verne’s original story featuring a famous French string quartet that is abducted by an American businessman and taken to Standard Island to perform for its millionaire inhabitants. The quartet soon discovers that Standard Island is not an island at all, but an immense, futuristic ship possessing all the features of an idyllic haven. Equipped with the most opulent amenities, Standard Island travels the Pacific Ocean, traversing the south archipelagos and stopping at many “sister” islands for the pleasure of its well-heeled inhabitants. These inhabitants soon meet with the danger, in its various forms, that is inherent in ocean travel. Meanwhile, the French quartet is witness to the rivalry that exists between the two most powerful families onboard, a rivalry that keeps the future of the island balancing on the edge of a knife. First published in English in 1896, the novel was originally censored in translation. Dozens of pages were cut from the story because English translators felt they were too critical of Americans as well as the British. Here, for the first time, readers have the pleasure of reading The Self-Propelled Island as Verne intended it.
The Self Propelled Island
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2015-07-01
The Self Propelled Island written by Jules Verne and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-01 with Fiction categories.
The Self-Propelled Island is the first unabridged English translation of Jules Verne's original story featuring a famous French string quartet that is abducted by an American businessman and taken to Standard Island to perform for its millionaire inhabitants. The quartet soon discovers that Standard Island is not an island at all, but an immense, futuristic ship possessing all the features of an idyllic haven. Equipped with the most opulent amenities, Standard Island travels the Pacific Ocean, traversing the south archipelagos and stopping at many "sister" islands for the pleasure of its well-heeled inhabitants. These inhabitants soon meet with the danger, in its various forms, that is inherent in ocean travel. Meanwhile, the French quartet is witness to the rivalry that exists between the two most powerful families onboard, a rivalry that keeps the future of the island balancing on the edge of a knife. First published in English in 1896, the novel was originally censored in translation. Dozens of pages were cut from the story because English translators felt they were too critical of Americans as well as the British. Here, for the first time, readers have the pleasure of reading The Self-Propelled Island as Verne intended it.
The Floating Island
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Author : Jules Verne
language : en
Publisher: Wildside Press
Release Date : 2009-03
The Floating Island written by Jules Verne and has been published by Wildside Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03 with Fiction categories.
A French string quartet traveling from San Francisco to their next engagement in San Diego, is diverted to Standard Island. Standard Island is an immense man-made island designed to travel the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The wealth of residents of the island can only be measured in millions. The quartet is hired to play a number of concerts for the residents during their tour of the islands (Sandwich, Cook, Society, etc.) of the South Pacific. The island seems an idyllic paradise; however, it is an island divided in two. The left half's population is led by Jem Tankerdon and is known as the Larboardites. The right half's population is led by Nat Coverley and is known as the Starboardites. Despite the obstacles encountered on their journey, the two parties have a disagreement that threatens the future of the island itself.
Ships Data U S Naval Vessels
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
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The Island Of Forgetting
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Author : Jasmine Sealy
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2022-04-28
The Island Of Forgetting written by Jasmine Sealy and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-28 with Fiction categories.
‘Inventive, excellent ... a pure pleasure to read’ THE TIMES In this compelling debut, an unknowable legacy passes through generations of one family living on the beautiful island of Barbados.
Overseas Trade Australia
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
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I Am An Island
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Author : Tamsin Calidas
language : en
Publisher: Black Swan Books, Limited
Release Date : 2021
I Am An Island written by Tamsin Calidas and has been published by Black Swan Books, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Memoir of the year' - Vogue 'A wondrous, sensuous memoir of salt-stung survival . . . clear-eyed and poetic prose' Sunday Times 'A fascinating memoir' - Daily Mail When Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, it feels like coming home. Disenchanted by London, she and her husband left the city and high-flying careers to move the 500 miles north, despite having absolutely no experience of crofting, or of island life. It was idyllic, for a while. But as the months wear on, the children she'd longed for fail to materialise, and her marriage breaks down, Tamsin finds herself in ever-increasing isolation. Injured, ill, without money or friend she is pared right back, stripped to becoming simply a raw element of the often harsh landscape. But with that immersion in her surroundings comes the possibility of rebirth and renewal. Tamsin begins the slow journey back from the brink. Startling, raw and extremely moving, I Am An Island is a story about the incredible ability of the natural world to provide when everything else has fallen away - a stunning book about solitude, friendship, resilience and self-discovery.
World Wide Shipping
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
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Notes On Development Type Materiel Pertaining To 580 Mm Self Propelled Rocket Launcher
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Author : United States. Arsenal (Rock Island)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1953
Notes On Development Type Materiel Pertaining To 580 Mm Self Propelled Rocket Launcher written by United States. Arsenal (Rock Island) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1953 with categories.
English Mechanic And Mirror Of Science
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
English Mechanic And Mirror Of Science written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Technology categories.