Project Gutenberg 2010-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 62 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Het Stoomhuis: De IJzeren Reus (1/2) Translation of La maison à vapeur (v. 1). Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Het Stoomhuis: De IJzeren Reus" by Jules Verne is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of British colonial India around the time of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, reflecting on the tumultuous events of that period. It intertwines the lives of key characters such as the fakir and the nabob Dandou-Pant, exploring themes of betrayal, revenge, and the pursuit of justice amidst chaos. The opening of the narrative introduces a tension-filled atmosphere in Aurungabad, where a proclamation promises a significant reward for the capture of the infamous nabob, Dandou-Pant. The story centers around the fakir, who, unlike others drawn by the bounty, displays a calculated indifference as he moves through the crowds discussing rumors of the nabob's whereabouts. As the intrigue unfolds, the reader is immediately drawn into a world where deception reigns and the stakes are life and death, paving the way for a gripping tale steeped in adventure and suspense. The initial chapters set the stage for the complexities of human motivations against the backdrop of broader historical conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33075/33075-h/images/cover.jpg nl India -- History -- Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858 -- Fiction Adventure stories British -- India -- Fiction Mutiny -- India -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Fiction 589716 589704 2024-09-14T05:43:48.786412 2023-09-14T10:30:45.818482 text/html text/html 597841 2023-01-09T20:57:48 text/html 9134300 2024-09-14T05:44:01.122895 application/epub+zip 9143236 2024-09-14T05:43:51.866389 application/epub+zip 278103 2024-09-14T05:43:50.102412 application/epub+zip 9331666 2024-09-14T05:44:07.157887 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9269007 2024-09-14T05:43:59.149949 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412194 2022-09-15T07:48:48.947727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469217 469245 2024-09-14T05:43:46.840494 2023-09-14T10:30:43.728479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 468876 2023-01-09T17:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19568 2024-09-14T05:44:07.327810 application/rdf+xml 25238 2024-09-14T05:43:50.255413 image/jpeg 3333 2024-09-14T05:43:50.180400 image/jpeg 178842 2023-01-09T17:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 8720414 2023-01-09T21:00:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 8719508 2024-09-14T05:43:49.035437 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 pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia