The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. By. Media in category "Illustrations from Off on a Comet by Paul Philippoteaux" The following 111 files are in this category, out of 111 total. Again asked to review something I didnt read. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Off on a Comet Author: Jules Verne Editor: Charles F. Horne Release Date: … Hinzufügen war nicht erfolgreich. [6] Roberts' criticism is, however, somewhat vindicated by the fact that the version of Hector Servadac he was criticizing was the corrupt version of the original Frewer translation found on Project Gutenberg (based on the Parke edition, above), which was made from a different French original than the one he was using. Off on a Comet. "Then, captain, no alternative is left but for me to compel you to yield at the sword's point." The disaster occurs on January 1 of the year 188x in the area around Gibraltar. features illustrations from the original French publication that complement the author's droll observations of his contemporaries' superstitions and foibles. On one of the cards was inscribed: Captain Hector Servadac, Staff Officer, Mostaganem. (9780486841663) by Jules Verne. "In that case, however," continued the count, "it will be necessary to assign an ostensible pretext of some kind. width x height): 4.25 x 6.50 inches Copyright Year: 1957 Edition: Unknown Book Condition: Very good, minor edgewear, crayon date to rear cover. Seller 99.4% positive Seller 99.4% positive Seller 99.4% positive. It was in June 1877 when chapter 18 appeared with the introduction and description of Isac Hakhabut: He was a man of fifty years, who looked sixty. A 1962 version of the novel was to have been filmed by American International Pictures but the film was never made. A group of desperate people is plunged into deep space by a Wenn Sie nicht alle Cookies akzeptieren möchten oder mehr darüber erfahren wollen, wie wir Cookies verwenden, klicken Sie auf "Cookie-Einstellungen anpassen". The difference between this and some of his others is that the plot of this one involves a collision with a comet that sucks people and parts of countries off the face of the earth and deposits them on the comet, alive, unhurt and complete with an … This prompted the chief rabbi of Paris, Zadoc Kahn, to write a letter to Hetzel, objecting that this material had no place in a magazine for young people. Off on a Comet | Verne, Jules | ISBN: 9781682040430 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. "I am quite content," answered Servadac, with a smile; and with another low bow they parted. With 30-Day Free Trial. This was reprinted in 1895 by David McKay. The comets orbit will return them to Earth. In the same year with “Off on a Comet,” 1877, was published also the tale variously named and translated as “The Black Indies,” “The Underground City,” and “The Child of the Cavern.” This story, like “Round the World in Eighty Days” was first issued in “feuilleton” by the noted Paris newspaper “Le Temps.” By: Jules Verne (1828-1905) The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. [7] edited by Norman Wolcott, followed (December 2007) by Hector Servadac: The Missing Ten Chapters from the Munro Translation[8] newly translated by Norman Wolcott and Christian Sánchez. It was the 31st of December. Art by G. McCann. All might not be lost. The noontide sun, which usually illuminated the various projections of the coast with a dazzling brightness, was hidden by a dense mass of cloud, and the fog, which for some unaccountable cause, had hung for the last two months over nearly every region in the world, causing serious interruption to traffic between continent and continent, spread its dreary veil across land and sea. Off on a Comet (French: Hector Servadac) is an 1877 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. Off on a comet. Sie hören eine Hörprobe des Audible Hörbuch-Downloads. Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8th, 1828 on Île Feydeau, a small artificial island on the Loire River in Nantes. The principal change was to replace "Jew" with "Isac" throughout, and to add "Christian countries" to those where Hakhabut plied his trade. Download Free. On the territory that is carried away by the comet there remain a total of thirty-six people of French, English, Spanish and Russian nationality. They form a mini-society and cope with the hostile environment of the comet (mostly the cold). Zoof with Servadac also soon notice that the alternation of day and night is shortened to six hours, that east and west have changed sides, and that water begins to boil at 66 degrees Celsius, from which they rightly deduce that the atmosphere became thinner and pressure dropped. When a comet sideswipes the earth near Gibraltar, it picks up a chunk of land along with 37 inhabitants. In 1965 the I. O. Evans condensation of the Frewer translation was published in two volumes as Anomalous Phenomena and Homeward Bound by ARCO, UK and Associated Booksellers, US. Even the experts can't figure out what's going on, Eine Person fand diese Informationen hilfreich, Rezension aus dem Vereinigten Königreich vom 9. The disaster occurred on January 1 of the year 188x in the area around Gibraltar. Off On a Comet Jules Verne. Off on a Comet ( 1979) Off on a Comet. The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. With Phillip Hinton, Ron Haddrick, Barbara Frawley, Bevan Wilson. In depth information about Off On A Comet, produced by Air Programs International. "I am sorry, count, but in such a matter your views cannot modify mine." Nachdem Sie Produktseiten oder Suchergebnisse angesehen haben, finden Sie hier eine einfache Möglichkeit, diese Seiten wiederzufinden. Off on a Comet is a rollicking space adventure from the father of science fiction, Jules Verne. However Verne left the salvage work to Hetzel, asking Hetzel at the end of the summer, "Have you arranged the affair of the Jews in Servadac?" An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Wählen Sie ein Land/eine Region für Ihren Einkauf. Small, weakly, with eyes bright and false, a busked nose, a yellowish beard and unkempt hair, large feet, hands long and hooked, he offered the well-known type of the German Jew, recognizable among all. They must survive the journey and the return, those that would be, however reluctantly 'Off On A Comet'. The first appearance in French was in the serial magazine Magasin d'éducation et de récréation [fr], commencing on 1 January 1877 and ending on 15 December 1877. The size of the … Lupton, Street&Smith, Hurst and Co., and Federal Book Co. Language. Even the Hetzel revised version has never been translated into English, as both Victorian translations were made from the magazine version. More information about this seller | Contact this seller 3. A small band of people found themselves flung into space, the sole inhabitants of a celestial body carrying them to an unknown destination. They first notice weight loss: Captain Servadac's adjutant Ben Zoof, to his amazement, jumps twelve meters high. a Journey through Planetary Space, Übersetzen Sie alle Bewertungen auf Deutsch, Lieferung verfolgen oder Bestellung anzeigen, Recycling (einschließlich Entsorgung von Elektro- & Elektronikaltgeräten). Juni 2015. "Far better," replied Servadac; "it is undesirable in every way for any names to be mentioned." In 1926, the first two issues of Amazing Stories carried Off on a Comet in two parts. Therefore, the idea is conceived of leaving the comet at collision time in a balloon. Silver should attract such a being as the magnet attracts iron, and if this Shylock was allowed to pay himself from his debtor, he would certainly sell the flesh at retail. "And mine." The mass of the comet is calculated by Rosette. They form a mini-society and cope with the hostile environment of the comet (mostly the cold). 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