This volume consists of two separate tales. The first is a fictionalized narrative of Verne's 1867 passage from Liverpool to New York aboard "The Great Eastern," the largest iron ship ever... More > built and one of the wonders of its age. The second tale is fictional, more in Verne's usual style: a Glasgow shipowner devises an adventurous plan to run the Union blockade of southern ports during the Civil War, in order to bring a load of cotton back to his city's 25,000 idle looms. Only the Blockade Runners is in this volume, the Floating City will be added in later edition. Illustrations by Ferat< Less
Lewis Mercier was the chaplain of the Foundling Hospital, one of the most prominent charities in London in the 19th century. Almost bankrupt, he was forced to turn to the translating business in... More > extremis to avoid debtor's prison for himsself and his family. His translations deleted 15-20% of Verne's writing, at the publisher's direction. The Choptank Press brings you this essay describing the modern detective work which has revealed how Lewis Mercier was forced to create these desecrated translations of Verne's most popular novels which have remained the most published versions for almost 150 years.< Less
"The beauty that a pebble can provide may be expressed in its form, colour, pattern or texture, and a really, fine, well finished pebble may have merit in all these ways." Author... More > F.A.Hampton under the pen neme of Jason Hill wrote two horticultural works of rare distinctiion, The Curious Gardener and The Contemplative Gardener illustrated by John Nash. This book introduces the pleasures of collecting pebbles and provides an introduction to the geology and history buried in their composition and form. His books are written gracefully, packed with first hand and out of the way knowledge, suffused with quiet humour, and display his extensive knowledge of the British countryside. His curiosity, geniality, and originality of outlook are qualities evident in his literary works, qualities which have made his books collectors' items. An entrancing addition to his previous writings.< Less
Lewis Mercier was the chaplain of the Foundling Hospital, one of the most prominent charities in London in the 19th century. Almost bankrupt, he was forced to turn to the translating business in... More > extremis to avoid debtor's prison for himself and his family. His translations deleted 15-20% of Verne's writing, at the publisher's direction. The Choptank Press brings you this essay describing the modern detective work which has revealed how Lewis Mercier was forced to create these desecrated translations of Verne's most popular novels which have remained the most published versions for almost 150 years. With full color maps and photographs.< Less
A replica of the original translation published by George Munro in 1877 as #43 of the Seaside Library. An almost literal translation of the French original, enlarged, for purists who like their Verne... More > "straight". The last 10 chapters were taken from the Sampson Low translation--see other Choptank Press books Hector Servadac for the new translation of these ten chapters.< Less
This translation by Stephen W. White, 1874, is one of the earliest and best translations. The text is fully illustrated with all of the original Victorian engravings, complemented by an extensive... More > introduction to the publication history by Norman Wolcott, a lexical analysis by Kieran O'Driscoll, D.Phil., a biography of the translator, and the last published work by Stephen W. White, a lecture to the Central High School Class of Philadelphia in 1905 on the benefits of the study of phonography. This is the only fully illustrated edition of this most popular work of Jules Verne. An errata section contains several recently discovered paragraphs which were deleted from all 19th century reprint editions of the book.< Less
"The beauty that a pebble can provide may be expressed in its form, colour, pattern or texture, and a really, fine, well finished pebble may have merit in all these ways." Author... More > F.A.Hampton under the pen neme of Jason Hill wrote two horticultural works of rare distinctiion, The Curious Gardener and The Contemplative Gardener illustrated by John Nash. This book introduces the pleasures of collecting pebbles and provides an introduction to the geology and history buried in their composition and form. His books are written gracefully, packed with first hand and out of the way knowledge, suffused with quiet humour, and display his extensive knowledge of the British countryside. His curiosity, geniality, and originality of outlook are qualities evident in his literary works, qualities which have made his books collectors' items. An entrancing addition to his previous writings.< Less
The Will of an Eccentric is one of the last of Verne's novels and the last to be published in English during his lifetime (1900). Although the characters are all American and the story takes place... More > entirely within the United States, it was never published here and this is the first US publication of this work. Six characters play a Monopoly-like game moving around the US on public transportation to win a prize. Available only for thousands of dollars from antiquarian booksellers, it is now available in this fully illustrated retro version from the Choptank Press with an "Afterword" by noted Verne scholar Dr. Brian Taves.< Less
This version of Hector Servadac published by the Choptank Press is a mammoth work containiing (I) An enlarged replica ot the Seaside Library edition # 43 as published by George Munro, New York, 1877;... More > (II)A typset version of the same in large readable type; (III) A new translation of the last 10 chapters from the original French by Norman Wolcott and Christian Sanchez in the literal style of the remainder of the book; (IV) 100 illustrations from the original publications enlarged to 8 1/2"x11" format. Not a computer rehash of an online text, this work was over six months in preparation and includes introductory material describing the publishing history and early controversy about the book. Readers will find this to be the most complete and literal translation available.< Less
Clovis Dardentor is number V045 in the Taves and Michaluk listing of the works of Jules Verne. This book is a reproduction of the first edition of Clovis Dardentor published by Sampson Low in England... More > in 1897. 45 of the 47 original French illlustrations are included in this Sampson Low edition. This humorous tale is of two cousins who travel from France to Algeria to join the African Legion but meet up with a millionaire on the boat trip across the Mediterranean. Never published in the US, it has only been available from rare book dealers for upwards of $6000. It is now available from the Choptank Press for the first time in the United States. This is a Heritage Edition which is a republication of the original Victorian text.< Less
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