The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Races and Countries…
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/11263.html.images | 448 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/11263.epub3.images | 280 kB |
Send
to kindle email: |
|||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/11263.epub.images | 287 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/11263.epub.noimages | 236 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/11263.kf8.images | 598 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/11263.kindle.images | 573 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://sendtokindle.compellingsciencefiction.com/ebooks/11263.txt.utf-8 | 424 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/11263/pg11263-h.zip | 278 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Races and Countries of Central Asia
Being the Exploits and Experiences of Claudius Bombarnac of "The Twentieth Century" |
| Note | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Norm Wolcott and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. |
| Summary | "The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Races and Countries of Central Asia" by Jules Verne is a fictional travel narrative written during the late 19th century. The book follows Claudius Bombarnac, a special correspondent for the newspaper "Twentieth Century", as he embarks on a journey filled with adventure and cultural observations while traversing through diverse regions of Central Asia. The opening of the book sets the stage for Claudius Bombarnac's unexpected orders to leave Tiflis, where he had intended to gather material for his newspaper. Instead, he must travel to Uzun Ada and then take a train across the Grand Transasiatic line towards the Celestial Empire. As he prepares for his rush departure, Bombarnac reflects humorously on the complexities of his assignment, the customs and culture of the Transcaucasian regions, and the various characters he encounters, including the vibrant local populace and his fellow travelers, including an American commercial traveler and a surprising German man. His observations and engaging narrative style create a rich tapestry of the world he encounters, providing a glimpse into the life and diversity of Central Asia as he pursues his role as a correspondent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Voyages and travels -- Fiction |
| Subject | Reporters and reporting -- Fiction |
| Subject | Railroad travel -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 11263 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 121 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
