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 2012-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 174 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Avonturen van drie Russen en drie Engelschen, Gevolgd door 'De Blokkadebrekers' Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Avonturen van drie Russen en drie Engelschen, Gevolgd door 'De Blokkadebrekers'" by Jules Verne is an adventurous novel likely written in the mid-19th century. The narrative follows an expedition led by astronomer William Emery and his companion Mokum, a skilled Bushman guide, as they await the arrival of a scientific commission by the Oranje River in southern Africa. The book explores themes of exploration and discovery against the backdrop of the diverse and challenging landscapes of Africa. The opening of the novel sets the scene along the banks of the Oranjerivier, where Emery and Mokum are stationed, waiting for their fellow expedition members from England. As they converse, their personalities emerge: Emery is composed and scientific-minded, while Mokum is restless and eager to hunt. This introduction highlights their differing perspectives and expectations for the journey ahead. The narrative builds anticipation for the arrival of the English expedition team and the purpose of their mission, which is to conduct a meridian measurement in the region. Verne vividly describes the natural beauty surrounding them and establishes a sense of both camaraderie and tension as they prepare for the challenges that await. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39191/39191-h/images/titlepage.jpg nl Adventure stories United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades -- Fiction Africa, Southern -- Fiction Meridians (Geodesy) -- Fiction Meridians (Astronomy) -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Browsing: Fiction 662592 662595 2024-09-16T12:39:04.712756 2023-09-17T07:21:03.615302 text/html text/html 667617 2022-11-27T16:56:38 text/html 9619602 2024-09-16T12:39:18.846223 application/epub+zip 9631863 2024-09-16T12:39:08.300228 application/epub+zip 347165 2024-09-16T12:39:06.176739 application/epub+zip 9814795 2024-09-16T12:39:26.126129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9709557 2024-09-16T12:39:16.816211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439875 2022-09-18T04:08:40.990066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545165 545193 2024-09-16T12:39:02.810802 2023-09-17T07:21:01.712293 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 544747 2022-11-27T02:21:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20394 2024-09-16T12:39:26.293137 application/rdf+xml 17317 2024-09-16T12:39:06.314282 image/jpeg 2912 2024-09-16T12:39:06.245787 image/jpeg 200861 2022-11-27T02:21:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 9171033 2022-11-28T03:22:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 9168039 2024-09-16T12:39:04.972773 application/octet-stream application/zip pt.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia