Here is the first new translation of ever-popular adventure writer Jules Verne's thrilling novel of polar exploration in over a century. In the novel, First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman finally reveals himself as Captain John Hatteras, and his obsession--to get to the North Pole. After experiencing appalling cold and hunger, the captain treks across the frozen wastes in search of fuel. Abandoned by most of his crew, and accompanied by a rival American explorer, Hatteras continues his journey to the Pole, encountering endless perils and adventures along the way. This new and unabridged translation of the first of Verne's Extraordinary Journeys series brilliantly conveys the novel's hypnotic mood and atmosphere. This edition also includes the original, censored ending, and fascinating details about the Arctic expeditions that captivated Verne's imagination. The introduction provides biographical insights based on recently discovered documents, and contains original proof of Verne's sources and inspiration; the notes analyze for the first time the hundreds of real-life figures cited by Verne.
Author(s): Jules Verne
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 448
Contents......Page 8
List of Abbreviations......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
Note on the Text and Translation......Page 27
Select Bibliography......Page 34
A Chronology of Jules Verne......Page 40
Map of the Circumpolar Regions......Page 46
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS......Page 48
1. The Forward......Page 52
2. An Unexpected Letter......Page 59
3. Dr Clawbonny......Page 60
4. Dog-Captain......Page 68
5. On the High Seas......Page 74
6. The Great Polar Current......Page 80
7. Davis Strait......Page 85
8. What the Crew Say......Page 91
9. A New Letter......Page 97
10. Dangerous Navigation......Page 102
11. Devil’s Thumb......Page 108
12. Captain Hatteras......Page 114
13. Hatteras’s Projects......Page 122
14. Expeditions in Search of Franklin......Page 127
15. The Forward Pushed back South......Page 133
16. The Magnetic Pole......Page 138
17. Sir John Franklin’s Tragic Fate......Page 144
18. Northwards Ho!......Page 148
19. A Whale in Sight......Page 152
20. Beechey Island......Page 156
21. Death of Bellot......Page 162
22. First Signs of Mutiny......Page 168
23. The Assault of the Ice Floes......Page 173
24. Preparations for Wintering......Page 179
25. An Old Fox from James Ross’s Time......Page 184
26. The Last Piece of Coal......Page 190
27. The Great Colds of Christmas......Page 195
28. Preparations for Departure......Page 200
29. Across the Fields of Ice......Page 204
30. The Cairn......Page 211
31. Death of Simpson......Page 216
32. Back to the Forward......Page 221
1. The Doctor’s Inventory......Page 228
2. Altamont’s First Words......Page 235
3. Seventeen Days’ March......Page 242
4. The Last Charge of Powder......Page 249
5. The Seal and the Bear......Page 256
6. The Porpoise......Page 263
7. A Cartological Discussion......Page 270
8. Excursion to the North of Victoria Bay......Page 276
9. Cold and Warm......Page 282
10. The Pleasures of Wintering......Page 288
11. Worrying Tracks......Page 295
12. Prison of Ice......Page 302
13. Explosives......Page 307
14. Polar Spring......Page 314
15. The Northwest Passage......Page 320
16. Northern Arcadia......Page 327
17. Altamont’s Revenge......Page 334
18. Final Preparations......Page 338
19. Northwards March......Page 341
20. Footprints in the Snow......Page 348
21. The Open Sea......Page 354
22. The Approach to the Pole......Page 360
23. The Union Jack......Page 367
24. Lesson in Polar Cosmography......Page 372
25. Mount Hatteras......Page 378
26. South Again......Page 386
27. Conclusion......Page 393
Appendix A. The Deleted Duel Episode and the Original Ending......Page 397
Appendix B. A Chronology of Arctic Expeditions......Page 402
Appendix C. Publisher’s Announcements......Page 405
Explanatory Notes......Page 414
