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Lighthouse at the End of the World : The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript

VERNE, JULES Butcher, William(Edited by)Butcher, William(Translated by)
Part of the Bison Frontiers of Imagination series
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At the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks.

Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all.

But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness.

Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans?

A gripping tale of passion and perseverance, Verne's testament novel paints a compelling picture of intrigue and heroism, schemes and calamities.

The master storyteller returns here to the theme of civilization against its two oldest enemies: pitiless nature and men's savagery.

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University of Nebraska Press
0803260075 / 9780803260078
Paperback / softback
30/09/2007
United States
210 pages
140 x 216 mm
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