A Floating City and The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne

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A Floating City and The Blockade Runners is a book by Jules Verne, first published in 1874. The eighth book of the Extraordinary Voyages series, this volume brings together two nautical adventure tales filled with suspense, atmospheric storytelling, and the spirit of exploration that defines Verne’s work. Blending maritime drama with human emotion, the stories take readers across the Atlantic Ocean and into the tense world of daring smugglers during the American Civil War. In A Floating City, the narrator boards the Great Eastern, the largest steamship ever built at the time. Among the thousands of passengers travelling from Europe to America is an unhappy married couple — Fabian and Ellen Mac Elwin — whose troubled past slowly comes to light during the voyage. As friendships form and tensions rise on this “floating city,” the ship itself becomes a world of intrigue, engineering marvel, and psychological drama. The detailed depiction of ocean travel, the powerful force of nature, and the looming sense of danger make this an unforgettable sea story. The second tale, The Blockade Runners, follows a Scottish shipowner and his courageous nephew James Playfair as they attempt to defy the Union blockade and deliver supplies to the Confederate city of Charleston. Their mission becomes more perilous when they discover a hidden passenger with a deeply personal reason for needing to reach the besieged city. What follows is a gripping story of risk, loyalty, and high-stakes navigation through wartime waters. This is a 1904 translation by Charles Scribner's Sons.

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Formats: PDF, epub, AZW3
Page Count (PDF): 131
Word Count: 57,592
Illustrations: No
Footnotes: No
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