Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 132 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula 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" Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Norm Wolcott and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "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.) en Voyages and travels -- Fiction Reporters and reporting -- Fiction Railroad travel -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Journalism/Media/Writing Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 458734 457708 2024-10-05T08:49:29.322716 2023-10-05T08:44:50.287044 text/html text/html 454653 2021-01-26T16:59:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 174197 2021-01-26T16:59:07 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 286665 2024-10-05T08:49:39.705642 application/epub+zip 294319 2024-10-05T08:49:33.577656 application/epub+zip 241918 2024-10-05T08:49:32.042694 application/epub+zip 611883 2024-10-05T08:49:44.111628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 587000 2024-10-05T08:49:38.727650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337211 2022-09-05T12:24:49.296516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433713 433660 2024-10-05T08:49:28.106694 2023-10-05T08:44:49.227027 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 434823 2020-12-25T16:40:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 167155 2020-12-25T16:40:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 434834 2020-12-25T16:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 167084 2020-12-25T16:40:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22808 2024-10-05T08:49:44.242594 application/rdf+xml 26489 2024-10-05T08:49:32.642677 image/jpeg 4837 2024-10-05T08:49:32.324676 image/jpeg 284250 2024-10-05T08:49:29.364676 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia