Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar
Jules Verne
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Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar
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Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critics, including Leonard S. Davidow, writing from Reading, Pennsylvania, in his 1937 introduction to The Spencer Press reprint as a volume in its "Classic Romances of Literature" series consider it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than this, in fact it is deservedly ranked as one of the most thrilling tales ever written." Unlike some of Verne's other novels, it is not science fiction, but a scientific phenomenon (Leidenfrost effect) is a plot device. The book was later adapted to a play, by Verne himself and Adolphe d'Ennery. Incidental music to the play was written by Alexandre Artus in 1880. The book has been adapted several times for films, television and cartoon series.
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MICHAEL STROGOFF
OR, THE COURIER OF THE CZAR
BOOK I
CHAPTER I A FETE AT THE NEW PALACE
CHAPTER II RUSSIANS AND TARTARS
CHAPTER III MICHAEL STROGOFF MEETS THE CZAR
CHAPTER IV FROM MOSCOW TO NIJNI-NOVGOROD
CHAPTER V THE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHAPTER VI BROTHER AND SISTER
CHAPTER VII GOING DOWN THE VOLGA
CHAPTER VIII GOING UP THE KAMA
CHAPTER IX DAY AND NIGHT IN A TARANTASS
CHAPTER X A STORM IN THE URAL MOUNTAINS
CHAPTER XI TRAVELERS IN DISTRESS
CHAPTER XII PROVOCATION
CHAPTER XIII DUTY BEFORE EVERYTHING
CHAPTER XIV MOTHER AND SON
CHAPTER XV THE MARSHES OF THE BARABA
CHAPTER XVI A FINAL EFFORT
CHAPTER XVII THE RIVALS
BOOK II
CHAPTER I A TARTAR CAMP
CHAPTER II CORRESPONDENTS IN TROUBLE
CHAPTER III BLOW FOR BLOW
CHAPTER IV THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
CHAPTER V "LOOK WHILE YOU MAY!"
CHAPTER VI A FRIEND ON THE HIGHWAY
HALF an hour afterwards, Michael and Nadia had left Tomsk.
CHAPTER VII THE PASSAGE OF THE YENISEI
CHAPTER VIII A HARE CROSSES THE ROAD
CHAPTER IX IN THE STEPPE
CHAPTER X BAIKAL AND ANGARA
CHAPTER XI BETWEEN TWO BANKS
CHAPTER XII IRKUTSK
CHAPTER XIII THE CZAR'S COURIER
CHAPTER XIV THE NIGHT OF THE FIFTH OF OCTOBER
CHAPTER XV CONCLUSION
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