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'If ever a human foot is to tread the Pole, it must be a British one!'
First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman reveals himself to be John Hatteras, and his lifelong obsession, the Pole. Despite experiencing appalling cold and hunger, the captain treks across the frozen wastes in search of fuel. Abandoned by his crew, Hatteras remains without resources at the coldest spot on earth. How can he find food and explore the Polar Sea? And what will he find at the top of the world?
This new translation by the father of Verne Studies brilliantly conveys the hypnotic mood and gripping authenticity of Verne's second novel. This edition also includes the original, censored ending, previously unpublished chapters, and evidence of Verne's plagiarism.
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William Butcher is Assistant Professor in French at Hong Kong Baptist University.
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- PublisherOUP Oxford
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0199552592
- ISBN 13 9780199552597
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages448
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