Project Gutenberg 1998-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 242 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space Translation of Hector Servadac; voyages et aventures Produced by Judy Boss, and David Widger "Off on a Comet!" by Jules Verne is a novel written in the late 19th century that combines elements of adventure and science fiction. The story follows Captain Hector Servadac, who finds himself embroiled in a fantastical set of circumstances when a comet collides with Earth, uprooting his life and transporting him to a new and uncertain reality. The narrative explores themes of exploration and curiosity amid cosmic chaos, as Servadac and his companion Ben Zoof navigate the challenges of survival in a drastically altered world. The beginning of this novel introduces readers to Captain Servadac and Count Wassili Timascheff, who are engaged in a heated dispute over a matter of honor related to a musical rivalry on the Algerian coast. As the story unfolds, a catastrophic event dramatically alters the course of their lives, transforming the region they inhabit into an island amidst the sea. Following the upheaval, Servadac and Ben Zoof grapple with various physical manifestations of their new environment, including changes in atmospheric pressure and gravity, all while pondering the mysterious events that led to their extraordinary circumstances. This sets the stage for an adventurous odyssey through both space and a redefined sense of reality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction PQ Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 734786 734795 2024-09-01T09:24:56.526330 2023-10-01T08:38:09.715516 text/html text/html 760380 2021-02-26T00:37:29 text/html; charset=utf-8 248388 2021-02-26T00:37:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 314110 2024-09-01T09:25:05.863275 application/epub+zip 328480 2024-09-01T09:24:58.416345 application/epub+zip 328479 2024-09-01T09:24:57.322312 application/epub+zip 618220 2024-09-01T09:25:11.904307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570364 2024-09-01T09:25:05.046292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570342 2022-09-01T10:36:43.773364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624237 624215 2024-09-01T09:24:55.002361 2023-10-01T08:38:08.351500 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 632401 2016-10-13T06:19:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 235239 2016-10-13T06:21:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 623984 2015-09-17T14:30:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 234223 2015-09-17T14:30:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 623975 2015-09-17T14:30:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 234192 2015-09-17T14:30:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23190 2024-09-01T09:25:12.062234 application/rdf+xml 15859 2024-09-01T09:24:57.710311 image/jpeg 3549 2024-09-01T09:24:57.507317 image/jpeg 304992 2024-09-01T09:24:56.583342 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia