I LOVED this! I read it so long ago I can barely remember many of the details, but I remember the feeling of delight I had in reading it, that still brings a smile to my face just reading the title. Now I have to go find it again so I can enjoy it in real life, not just as a vague memory.

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I can only conclude (adding to my previous review) that the edition of this book I read as I child must have been either abridged, or I completely missed the sad stereotypes, carried sadly to a point of caricature, that inhabit this book. The story of the comet ride is still marvelous as are so many of Verne's tales, but I would be hard put to recommend this book to anyone, unless with a large warning. Whether the characters are sympathetic (the French and Russians) or not (including but not limited to the English and the Jew), they are really quite offensive.