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Title: The Conquest of the Moon: a story of the Bayouda.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The NOVELS OF THE 18th & 19th CENTURIES
collection includes books from the British Library digitised by
Microsoft. The collection includes major and minor works from a
period which saw the development and triumph of the English novel.
These classics were written for a range of audiences and will
engage any reading enthusiast. ++++The below data was compiled from
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title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Laurie, Andre;
1889. x. 354 p.; 8 . 012632.m.10.
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Spiridon (Paperback)
Andre Laurie; Adapted by Michael Shreve
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R436
Discovery Miles 4 360
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Ships in 9 - 15 working days
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Andre Laurie was a one of Jules Verne's collaborators, a pioneer of
science fiction as well as a prolific writer, militant journalist
and even politician. In Spiridon (1907), a young surgeon discovers
an island off the coast of Corsica inhabited by giant, intelligent
ants. Their king, Spiridon, eager to learn more about humanity,
goes to Paris where, using his advanced knowledge, he begins
effecting miraculous cures before being unmasked by jealous
competitors. Forced to protect himself, Spiridon reveals his alien
nature and becomes a killer. Spiridon, a non-humanoid alien gifted
with knowledge, scientific curiosity, but no human emotions, the
victim of mankind's fears, is a ground-breaking science fiction
character and a striking departure from both Jules Verne and H.G.
Wells. Michael Shreve is a writer and translator currently living
in Paris. His credits include translations of John-Antoine Nau and
Marcel Schwob.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
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