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The sphinx of the ice realm, the first complete English translation : with the full text of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne ; translated and edited by Frederick Paul Walter

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The sphinx of the ice realm

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Jules Verne ; translated and edited by Frederick Paul Walter

the first complete English translation : with the full text of The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym by Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher description: Decades after Edgar Allen Poe's longest and weirdest tale, "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym," was published--the protagonist disappearing into the misty, mystifying Antarctic seas; his fate unknown--Jules Verne took up the challenge to answer what had happened to him. In "The Sphinx of the Ice Realm," he penned the most amazing journey of his fabled career: a voyage across the bottom of the world! An astonishing mix of manhunt, sea story, scientific speculation, and polar nightmare, Verne's epic fantasy novel appears here for the first time as a new and complete translation by noted Verne expert Frederick Paul Walter. The book is a treat for any fan of science fiction and fantasy, and includes many fascinating notes for students and scholars alike. In addition, the book features a complete, reader-friendly rendition of the original Poe tale that sparked Verne's uniquely imaginative response

Foreword: Jules Verne, Manhunter -- Translating Verne -- The Sphinx of the Ice Realm -- Part I: -- Kerguelen's Land -- The Schooner Halbrane -- Captain Len Guy -- From Kerguelen's Land to Prince Edward's Island -- Edgar Allan Poe's novel -- "Like a shroud falling open" -- Tristan da Cunha -- Heading for the Falklands -- Getting the Halbrane in shape -- The cruise early on -- From the south Sandwich Islands to the Antarctic Circle -- Between the Antarctic Circle and the ice barrier -- Alongside the ice barrier -- A voice in a dream -- Bennet's Islet -- Tsala Island -- Part II: -- What about Pym? -- Reaching a decision -- The lost islands -- From December 29 to January 9 -- Tipping point -- Land? -- Iceberg somersault -- The finishing stroke -- Now what? -- Hallucinations -- Fogbound -- Making camp -- Dirk Peters goes to sea -- Eleven years in a few pages -- The Sphinx of the ice realm -- Twelve out of seventy! -- Appendix 1: The narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym -- Appendix 2: Verne on Pym -- Afterword: Jules Verne, Ghostburster