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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781438529332
ISBN: 1438529333
Label: Book Jungle
Manufacturer: Book Jungle
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: November 04, 2009
Publisher: Book Jungle
Studio: Book Jungle
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Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. His dream was to write a new kind of novel, which combined scientific fact with fiction. Verne eventually wrote 40 novels in his Voyages extraordinaires series. Unlike many of VerneĊ½s novels Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon is an adventure novel with no science fiction elements. Loam Garral is a ranch owner who lives near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River. He is forced to travel down-stream in an attempt to escape his past. The novel is set on a large a Brazilian timber raft that is used by Garral and his family to float to Belem at the river's mouth. Verne gives detailed descriptions of the trip including the scenery and raft.
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This is one of his less known works, but WELL worth reading! Its a darn good book, the Amazon descriptions are amazing, but there is a great mystery too boot!
Funny thing about great foreign writers, Verne was French, but most of us grew up thinking of him as American, (sadly I admit I did). It's easy to, watching the old movies on TV, or new movies, all in English with US actors. And of course all the wonderful books we grew up with were in English. I hope that is considered a compliment ... Read More
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I know that most of us have read or heard of Captain Nemo, and 80 Days, etc, but this is a different book of Vernes and one I really enjoyed. It has all the elements of a good yarn, travel in dangerous places, the Amazon river, trains, boats, villains, and great characters.
If you like Verne, and have not read this, you will love it!
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Now that I have read the other reviews, I don't know what to add, except to say this is a book typically missed by the more well known Verne books, which is sad, because even though its not science fiction, its a really, really great adventure with many twists and a very intriguing villain. Verne could really write, and he stands the test of time, if you are thinking adventure, forget this was written 100 years ago, its really worth your money, and you'll have read a book few people have, and you will ... Read More
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I have read most of Verne's science fiction, and loved each of them - so I picked this up wondering if I'd like it.....WOW, what a great summer adventure read! The story takes you back to a time when not every place on the planet has been explored, so this trip on the Amazon is interesting in and of itself, but the added intrigue, deep dark secrets, thrilling side plots make this book so good, that any Verne lover will want to read it. I loved this new edition too.
Great book for the summer ... Read More
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Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne. Published by MobileReference (mobi).
This is an excellent book with enough adventure to keep you reading all night long!
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