Josef Pšenička Livres

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Like most of M. Jules Verne's books, it is the story of a journey. Some acrobats wish to travel from California to their native France, and having no money they determine to go in their caravan northward to Bering's Straits, crossing on the ice, and make their way through Siberia into Europe. Jules Verne's travelers are generally successful: in spite of robbers, icebergs, and the Russian police; the bold Frenchmen triumphantly reach their goal. While a member of the Amiens town council, Verne supervised the finances of the local theatre. During this period he urged the establishment of a permanent circus. Verne's contact with the circus performers formed the basis for CA sar Cascabel in which a mystery is solved by means of ventriloquism.

Příběh dvou synů zrádce, kteří se snaží svým hrdinstvím očistit rodinné jméno od potupy na pozadí neúspěšného kanadského povstání za nezávislost v letech 1837 – 1838 .Zrádcem je právník Morgaz, který roku 1825 za padesát tisíc dolarů prozradil představitelům britské koloniální vlády jména vůdců povstání. Po Morgazově sebevraždě se zbytek rodiny zbavuje příjmení a stávají se Bezejmennými. A oba synové zasvěcují celý život přípravě nového povstání a stávají se legendami.

Jules Gabriel Verne was born in 1828, in Nantes, France. Jules' parents were of a seafaring tradition, one factor that influenced his writings. As a boy, Jules Verne ran off to be a cabin boy on a merchant ship, but he was caught and returned to his parents. In 1847 Jules was sent to study law in Paris. While there, however, his passion for theatre grew. Later in 1850, Jules Verne's first play was published. His father was outraged when he heard that Jules was not going to continue law, so he discontinued the money he was giving him to pay for his expenses in Paris. This forced Verne to make money by selling his stories. After spending many hours in Paris libraries studying geology, engineering, and astronomy, Jules Verne published his first novel "Five Weeks in a Balloon." Soon he started writing novels such as "Journey to the Center of the Earth," "From the Earth to the Moon," and "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." For books filled with exotic places and great adventures, spend some time with Jules Verne.