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The Meteor Hunt: The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript (Extraordinary Voyages)
The Meteor Hunt marks the first English translation from Jules Verne’s own text of his delightfully satirical and visionary novel. While other, questionable versions of the novel have appeared—mainly, a significantly altered text by Verne’s son Michel and translations of it—this edition showcases the original work as Verne wrote it.
The Meteor Hunt is the story of a meteor...more
The Meteor Hunt is the story of a meteor...more
Hardcover, 232 pages
Published
October 1st 2006
by University of Nebraska Press
(first published 1908)
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A meteor is headed straight for our planet...and it's made of pure gold! Who will get rich: one person or everyone? Who is it going to be named after? Where is it going to land?
The above may sound like a tag-line or synopsis for an upcoming sci-fi/comedy flick, but it's actually a description of The Meteor Hunt, a novel written well over a century ago by Jules Verne, who also wrote well-known science fiction classics such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the the Ea...more
The above may sound like a tag-line or synopsis for an upcoming sci-fi/comedy flick, but it's actually a description of The Meteor Hunt, a novel written well over a century ago by Jules Verne, who also wrote well-known science fiction classics such as Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the the Ea...more
One of Jules Verne's later works, "The Hunt For The Meteor" is also one of his lighter stories. His narrative concerns the embittered rivalry between two amateur astronomers whose friendship is rocked by their individual discovery of the same meteor. That neither one is willing to yield their claim of discovery to the other not only disrupts the harmony of their home town, but also threatens the impending marriage between one astronomer's nephew and the others daughter.
Their feud seems petty eno...more
Their feud seems petty eno...more
Whaston, Virginia.
Un distinto gentiluomo, di nome Seth Stanfort, si aggira per la piazza della cittadina, andando e tornando, senza rendersi conto di suscitare la curiosità della brava gente del posto. Egli attende una fanciulla, Arcadia Walker, per sposarla davanti al giudice Proth e poi partire dalla Virginia.
La storia però non lascia Whaston, dove il lettore fa la conoscenza di due individui, entrambi appassionati di astronomia: il signor Forsyth e il dottor Hudelson, grandi amici in tutto tr...more
Sep 14, 2007
John
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Verne fans, Victorian sf fans
As minor Verne goes, this is one of the better ones I have read lately. Verne's usually feeble humor is
more effective because it is more logically tied into the plot. Two rival American astronomers find a meteor which goes into orbit around the earth. The meteor turns out to me made of gold. An absentminded scientist applying what sounds like a prototype of Einstein's mass to energy conversion develops a machine that will knock the meteor out of its orbit onto the earth. The nations of the world...more
more effective because it is more logically tied into the plot. Two rival American astronomers find a meteor which goes into orbit around the earth. The meteor turns out to me made of gold. An absentminded scientist applying what sounds like a prototype of Einstein's mass to energy conversion develops a machine that will knock the meteor out of its orbit onto the earth. The nations of the world...more
Excelente novela de Verne, considerado entre los "apócrifos". lo mejor es, definitivamente, el personaje de "Zéphyrin Xirdal" -que, supuestamente, fue creado por Michel Verne, el hijo de Jules. Mas allá de las controversias al respecto, este excéntrico personaje, a pesar de los duros epítetos que le prodiga el autor (quienquiera que sea), es sencilamente entrañable, siendo muy fácil además identificarse con él, con su envidiable apego a la vida libre de preocupaciones y con su aún más envidiabl...more
This book takes a while to really get involved in. Once hooked though it is amusing and a great commentary on American life. Plus it is amazing how much Jules Verne predicted about the future of America and its values and lifestyles. Its a pretty quick read so if you can find it easily enough then its worth the couple of hours it takes to read it.
I don't usually read Sci-fi and this proves why. I've read a few that I liked (Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, The Silent Planet) but generally just don't enjoy and/or understand them. Parts of this were interesting and I enjoyed some of the characters but overall it was slow-moving and difficult to finish. The end was satisfying but predictable.
Witty book with gentle social satire on American, and indeed global, values, society and politics. Including poking fun at the amatuer astronomer main characters too. While some of the science of a huge golden meteor crashing to the earth with limited damage (1, it would melt, and 2, if it didn't it would have caused a huge tsunami unlike the relatively gentle landing depicted) doesn't take away from the plot too greatly.
the book is not bed but is tiring.the finish is super ,wonderful.I have seemed to have developed action.I liked the phrase of John Proth more is incredible.
Feb 25, 2012
Frank
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
classic,
science-fiction
I don't remember too much about this one. Read it many years ago.
I like the character Zafarin Zirdal. Middle part of the book is some what boring. But end part is very good
Nail biter to the end!!!
This book reminded me why I love Jules Verne. He includes science, humor, a little romance, and his work is always entertaining. Two rival stargazers both spot what seems to be a golden meteor at the same time, and their discovery breaks up romances, gets in the papers, and starts an almost second gold rush. I liked the twist at the end, I should have seen it coming. :D
Fun book to read, interesting character, interesting descriptions of locations in Virginia and along the west coast of Greenland. I was surprised since Vern had done so well with orbital mechanics in From the Earth to the Moon that he was so far off in this book by having an orbiting satellite only traveling 1,000 miles per hour. It should have been closer to 19,000 MPH. In spite of that it was a fun read.
This book was pretty interesting, although the notes about the differences between the imposter book, and this one were quite annoying. After a while I stopped looking up the notes. Maybe that wasn't a good thing, but I still enjoyed the book.
My husband has loved Jules Verne's book, so I gave them a try. Verne is really a great story teller and his books are very enjoyable to read, but they are not something that would keep you up all night reading. Verne does a great job at helping you get to know all the characters.
Although this was "revised & rewritten" by Verne's son Michel, it is still a great novel. Lots of humour and an enjoyable read. If you wish to read the original and unchanged Jules Verne novel, it is titled 'The Meteor Hunt'.
A very well written book that deals more with the lives of the characters than with the actual science. It demonstrated the importance of not allowing work to ruin the rest of your life.
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Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the genre of science-fiction. He is best known for his novels "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1864), "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" (1870), and "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873).
Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of spa...more
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Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of spa...more
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