An Antarctic Mystery Jules Verne 9781480069374 Books
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Written as a response to Edgar Allan Poe’s The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, this novel takes place in 1839, eleven years after the plot of Poe’s novel and one year after its publication. Jeorling, a wealthy American, narrates An Antarctic Mystery, telling the story of his adventure from the Kerguelen Islands back to the U.S. To reach the U.S., Jeorling joins Len Guy’s ship, the Halbrane. During the voyage, they find a dead sailor from the ship, the Jane, and a note with the body. The note informs them that a few of the crew from the Jane, including the captain, William Guy, survived an assassination attempt at Tsalal. Len Guy, the brother of William, decides to search for the Jane’s crew. Jeorling and Hunt, a mystifying sailor, also join the search for the missing crew. The Halbrane advances into the Antarctic Ocean and onto the isles of Bennet and Tsalal. The Jane had visited Bennet’s isle and Tsalal, but an earthquake destroyed the islands. The adventure continues as they find remains on Tsalal, but no sign of the ship, Jane.
An Antarctic Mystery Jules Verne 9781480069374 Books
Those who think of Edgar Allen Poe as exclusively a writer of macabre stories like "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" may be surprised to learn that this great American author worked far beyond that narrow field. Widely acknowledged as the father of detective fiction and highly respected for his serious poetry, Poe garnered international respect for both his talent and his creativity. "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Broadview Editions)" is one of Poe's most haunting works, presenting a detailed, engaging and accurate portrayal of life at sea until the closing third of the book, when Poe's unparalleled imagination deftly sails the reader into truly uncharted waters.No less a personage than Jules Verne took inspiration from "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym," and in "An Antarctic Mystery" the French master of science fiction endeavors to bring readers on a second voyage following the path of Poe's earlier work. In this he most emphatically succeeds, weaving a tale which not only satisfies the reader's curiosity about certain of Poe's characters but which will delight the reader in its own right, quickly and securely drawing the reader into the fascinating world Poe and Verne have so ably crafted.
Sadly -- and surprisingly, given the source (HarperCollins / HarperPerennial Classics) -- the Kindle publication of "An Antarctic Mystery" quickly and maddeningly devolves into a clutter of typographical errors, bad punctuation and simple but jarring poor editing. Throughout the book, for example, the name of a ship pivotal to both Poe's and Verne's stories, the "Jane," is given as the "fane," the "lane," the "bane" and other obvious scanning errors. At the climax of the story, a figure's upright body is described as "uptight." The 10th of March becomes "the loth." A sentence clatters over the phrase "amid great fatigue, suffering, and but it ended ..." leaving the reader to wonder what word, phrase or perhaps entire sentence was lost. Another very important craft, the "Paracuta" (Barracuda) is occasionally referred to as the "Paracutis." Even the central character of Poe's story and the object of Verne's, Pym himself, turns up as "Pyro" from time to time. These significant errors severely detracted from my enjoyment of the Kindle edition; like the protagonist in one of Poe's macabre stories I found myself treading cautiously through "An Antarctic Mystery" apprehensive of what might be lurking just past the next sentence.
Despite the poor editing, though, Verne's wonderful extension of Poe's marvelous story shines through, and I highly recommend both books. Nevertheless, you may find one of the print editions of "An Antarctic Mystery; or, The Sphinx of the Ice Fields: A Sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" more enjoyable than this flawed Kindle rendering.
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An Antarctic Mystery Jules Verne 9781480069374 Books Reviews
Fun to read especially becuase it was written just before technology made Antartica less mysterious. He makes some good guesses.
The language fit the time, yet the tale was gripping and suspenseful to the modern day reader. Jules puts you in the midst of the mystery.
Pretty easy to follow the story line, not predictable at all, was surprised at many of the twists and turns, I only had one premonition of an outcome that was totally correct.
A ship's crew braves southernmost waters in search of survivors of an earlier expedition. Reports of the enterprise turn out to be not exactly truthful.
Writing styles have changed over time. There were some typos.
Verne is a master - This is a book I hadn't heard of until I read it. I really enjoyed it. This was written before Antarctica was explored. It was interesting to read Verne's speculations on the subject. He was pretty close on a lot of things.
Having read most of Jules Verne this one has the usual good story filled with lots of actors and his famous Longitude/latitude descriptions through out. The story moves a little faster then some of his, but still has the fast almost second thought ending as he uses all the time....
I had never read this Verne story, but just had to pick it up after reading Poe's Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, which I had never read either. I had seen the Narrative & the Mystery referred to in something else I read recently - Map of the Sky, I think, and learned of the connection between the two novels. Anyway, I rediscovered why I have always loved both writers, having read other tales and stories and poems by them. Beautiful use of the English language, and no dumbing-down here.
Read both - Poe's Narrative first, then Verne's Mystery. They connect - I didn't know that, despite being an English teacher. Two great adventure stories about the South Pole and about the character of men. A thank you to the author of Map of the Sky - de Palma(?)!!!
Those who think of Edgar Allen Poe as exclusively a writer of macabre stories like "The Pit and the Pendulum" and "The Fall of the House of Usher" may be surprised to learn that this great American author worked far beyond that narrow field. Widely acknowledged as the father of detective fiction and highly respected for his serious poetry, Poe garnered international respect for both his talent and his creativity. "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Broadview Editions)" is one of Poe's most haunting works, presenting a detailed, engaging and accurate portrayal of life at sea until the closing third of the book, when Poe's unparalleled imagination deftly sails the reader into truly uncharted waters.
No less a personage than Jules Verne took inspiration from "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym," and in "An Antarctic Mystery" the French master of science fiction endeavors to bring readers on a second voyage following the path of Poe's earlier work. In this he most emphatically succeeds, weaving a tale which not only satisfies the reader's curiosity about certain of Poe's characters but which will delight the reader in its own right, quickly and securely drawing the reader into the fascinating world Poe and Verne have so ably crafted.
Sadly -- and surprisingly, given the source (HarperCollins / HarperPerennial Classics) -- the publication of "An Antarctic Mystery" quickly and maddeningly devolves into a clutter of typographical errors, bad punctuation and simple but jarring poor editing. Throughout the book, for example, the name of a ship pivotal to both Poe's and Verne's stories, the "Jane," is given as the "fane," the "lane," the "bane" and other obvious scanning errors. At the climax of the story, a figure's upright body is described as "uptight." The 10th of March becomes "the loth." A sentence clatters over the phrase "amid great fatigue, suffering, and but it ended ..." leaving the reader to wonder what word, phrase or perhaps entire sentence was lost. Another very important craft, the "Paracuta" (Barracuda) is occasionally referred to as the "Paracutis." Even the central character of Poe's story and the object of Verne's, Pym himself, turns up as "Pyro" from time to time. These significant errors severely detracted from my enjoyment of the edition; like the protagonist in one of Poe's macabre stories I found myself treading cautiously through "An Antarctic Mystery" apprehensive of what might be lurking just past the next sentence.
Despite the poor editing, though, Verne's wonderful extension of Poe's marvelous story shines through, and I highly recommend both books. Nevertheless, you may find one of the print editions of "An Antarctic Mystery; or, The Sphinx of the Ice Fields A Sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" more enjoyable than this flawed rendering.
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