Project Gutenberg 2005-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 74 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula La Jangada: Huit cent lieues sur l'Amazone Reading ease score: 69.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. This Etext was prepared by Ebooks libres et gratuits "La Jangada: Huit cent lieues sur l'Amazone" by Jules Verne is a novel written in the late 19th century, specifically in 1881. The story is set in the backdrop of the Amazon River and promises an adventurous journey led by the protagonist, Torrès, a captain of the woods. The narrative explores themes of adventure, human greed, and the natural beauty of the Amazonian landscape. At the start of the novel, we meet Torrès, who is deeply engrossed in a mysterious and cryptic document that he believes holds immense value. As a former slave hunter, he is now navigating through the forests of Peru, weighing his options as he realizes the significance of the document—potentially life-changing. His pursuit of wealth and the related moral dilemmas take center stage amid the vibrant, dangerous setting of the Amazon rainforest, populated by both intriguing wildlife and the lurking dangers of nature. The opening presents an engaging blend of adventure and character introspection, laying the groundwork for Torrès's complex journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction Voyages and travels -- Fiction Brazil -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Peru -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Rafts -- Fiction Amazon River -- Fiction PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 682088 682002 2024-10-06T14:39:40.957360 2023-09-07T04:56:21.563264 text/html text/html 682081 681995 2024-10-06T14:39:41.293361 2023-09-07T04:56:21.751272 text/html text/html 325577 2024-10-06T14:39:52.997277 application/epub+zip 335513 2024-10-06T14:39:45.185311 application/epub+zip 801031 2020-12-19T07:40:40 text/rtf 239500 2005-03-12T09:31:36 text/rtf application/zip 324035 2024-10-06T14:39:43.722333 application/epub+zip 656069 2024-10-06T14:39:58.592210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 622548 2024-10-06T14:39:51.986320 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 506801 2022-09-07T18:22:18.364747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616782 616747 2024-10-06T14:39:40.377425 2023-09-07T04:56:21.145264 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 600463 2020-12-19T07:40:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225340 2020-12-19T07:40:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 23207 2024-10-06T14:39:58.727277 application/rdf+xml 18880 2024-10-06T14:39:44.283385 image/jpeg 4031 2024-10-06T14:39:43.999314 image/jpeg 320295 2024-10-06T14:39:41.351454 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