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Indlæser... The Blockade Runners (1865)af Jules Verne
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Originally attached to A Floating City on publication, this short story is the more interesting of the two. Attempting to run the Union blockade of the Confederacy, the Captain is seen the error of his ways by the daughter and servant of an imprisoned abolitionist who he ends up rescuing. Although Melville and Conrad are usually touted as two of the most perceptive writers of the sea, Jules Verne deserves to be placed alongside them. He might have been a land-lubber but he knew his boats. One amusing moment is when the Captain asks for more speed and the crewman (the ship is from Glasgow) replies along the lines of 'the engines cannae take it!' ( ) A fairly unremarkable story of a ship from Scotland running the blockade of Charleston, Virginia, during the American Civil War by smuggling arms to the South. However, their mission changes when a new "cabin boy" and his "uncle", a sailor who joins the ship at the last moment, turn out to be the daughter of a Northern Anti-Slavery activist and her protector. The daughter falls in love with the Captain and they rescue the father. Verne's interest in America and Scotland come through in the detailed descriptions, but otherwise this is of little note. During the early chapters while the author seemed to be very much on the side of the South, I was reminded that his mother's family were slave traders in Nantes in the early 19th century. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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HTML: Science fiction master Jules Verne steers away from the fantastical realms limned in his most famous works with this thrilling historical adventure novel. Set in the American Civil War, The Blockade Runners focuses on the wartime exploits of a few brave souls who sought to circumvent the barricades set up in harbors throughout South Carolina and other southern U.S. states in order to provide life-giving supplies and aid to the citizens living there. .No library descriptions found. |
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