Bibliograph

The survivors of the Chancellor, Jules Verne

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The survivors of the Chancellor, Jules Verne

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The survivors of the Chancellor

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jules Verne

Summary

This novel from the author of Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth captures the terror and tragedy of a shipwreck. This 1875 novel portrays in devastating detail the final voyage of a British sailing ship, the Chancellor, in the form of a diary written by one of its passengers, J. R. Kazallon. Carrying eight travelers and twenty crew members, the Chancellor sets sail from Charleston, South Carolina. Nearly a month into its voyage, a fire breaks out in the cargo hold, initiating a tragic chain of events that will ultimately sink the ship and leave the survivors adrift on a raft in shark-infested waters

Target audience

adult

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