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La Jangada (The Giant Raft) #2
The Cryptogram
Excerpt from The Giant Raft, Vol. 2: The Cryptogram
In short, Manaos has none Of the fabulous splendours Of the mythical capital Of El Dorado. It is an ordinary town Of about 5000 inhabitants, and Of these at least 3000 are in Government employ. This fact is to be attributed to the number of its public buildings, which consist Of the Legislative Chamber, the Government House, the Trea sury, the post-office, and the Custom-house, and, in addi tion, a college founded in 1848, and a hospital erected in 1851. When with these is also mentioned a cemetery on the south side Of a hill, on which, in 1669, a fortress.
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In short, Manaos has none Of the fabulous splendours Of the mythical capital Of El Dorado. It is an ordinary town Of about 5000 inhabitants, and Of these at least 3000 are in Government employ. This fact is to be attributed to the number of its public buildings, which consist Of the Legislative Chamber, the Government House, the Trea sury, the post-office, and the Custom-house, and, in addi tion, a college founded in 1848, and a hospital erected in 1851. When with these is also mentioned a cemetery on the south side Of a hill, on which, in 1669, a fortress.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
352 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1881
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Jules Verne
6,648 books12.2k followersNovels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1864) and
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1873).
This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_V...
This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_V...
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