The sphinx of the ice realm : the first complete English translation with the complete text of the narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe /

Jules Verne ; translated and edited by Frederick Paul Walter.
Bok · Engelsk · 2012 · Electronic books

Originaltittel	[ Sphinx des glaces. .] English
Utgitt	Albany : : Excelsior Editions/State University of New York Press, , c2012.
Omfang	1 online resource (xix, 413 p. ) : ill. ;
Opplysninger	Translated from the French.. - Foreword: Jules Verne, Manhunter -- Translating Verne -- The Sphinx of the Ice Realm -- Part I: -- Kerguelen's Land -- The Schooner Halbrane -- Captain Len Guy -- From Kerguelen's Land to Prince Edward's Island -- Edgar Allan Poe's novel -- "Like a shroud falling open" -- Tristan da Cunha -- Heading for the Falklands -- Getting the Halbrane in shape -- The cruise early on -- From the south Sandwich Islands to the Antarctic Circle -- Between the Antarctic Circle and the ice barrier -- Alongside the ice barrier -- A voice in a dream -- Bennet's Islet -- Tsala Island -- Part II: -- What about Pym? -- Reaching a decision -- The lost islands -- From December 29 to January 9 -- Tipping point -- Land? -- Iceberg somersault -- The finishing stroke -- Now what? -- Hallucinations -- Fogbound -- Making camp -- Dirk Peters goes to sea -- Eleven years in a few pages -- The Sphinx of the ice realm -- Twelve out of seventy! -- Appendix 1: The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym -- Appendix 2: Verne on Pym -- Afterword: Jules Verne, Ghostburster.. - Publisher description: Decades after Edgar Allan Poe's longest and weirdest tale, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym," was published--the protagonist disappearing into the misty, mystifying Antarctic seas; his fate unknown--Jules Verne took up the challenge to answer what had happened to him. In "The Sphinx of the Ice Realm," he penned the most amazing journey of his fabled career: a voyage across the bottom of the world! An astonishing mix of manhunt, sea story, scientific speculation, and polar nightmare, Verne's epic fantasy novel appears here for the first time as a new and complete translation by noted Verne expert Frederick Paul Walter. The book is a treat for any fan of science fiction and fantasy, and includes many fascinating notes for students and scholars alike. In addition, the book features a complete, reader-friendly rendition of the original Poe tale that sparked Verne's uniquely imaginative response.
Sjanger	Electronic books . - Adventure fiction. . - Science fiction.
Dewey	843/.8
ISBN	1-4384-4213-0