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Michael Strogoff

Michael Strogoff

Verne, Jules

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ISBN10: 1162673915
ISBN13: 9781162673912
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 282
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.59 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Michael Strogoff is a classic adventure novel written by Jules Verne. The story takes place in 19th century Russia during the reign of Tsar Alexander II. The main character, Michael Strogoff, is a courier for the tsar who is sent on a dangerous mission to deliver a secret message to the tsar's brother in Siberia. Along the way, he encounters numerous obstacles and enemies, including a Tartar invasion and a traitorous fellow Russian. Strogoff must use all of his courage, strength, and wit to overcome these challenges and complete his mission. Along the way, he is aided by a cast of colorful characters, including a young girl and her father, a brave Cossack, and a loyal dog. The novel is a thrilling tale of adventure, loyalty, and heroism, and is considered one of Verne's most popular and enduring works.Michael Strogoff was a man who feared neither frost nor snow. He would have preferred traveling during the severe winter season, in order that he might perform the whole distance by sleighs. At that period of the year the difficulties which all other means of locomotion present are greatly diminished, the wide steppes being leveled by snow.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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