The English at the North Pole, by Jules Verne

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Title: The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras

Author: Jules Verne

Release Date: September 24, 2007 [EBook #22759]

Language: English

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THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE

PART I OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS

JULES VERNE

CONTENTS

I.--THE "FORWARD" . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

II.--AN UNEXPECTED LETTER . . . . . . . . . 14

III.--DR. CLAWBONNY . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

IV.--DOG-CAPTAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

V.--OUT AT SEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

VI.--THE GREAT POLAR CURRENT . . . . . . . 44

VII.--DAVIS'S STRAITS . . . . . . . . . . . 52

VIII.--GOSSIP OF THE CREW . . . . . . . . . . 61

IX.--NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

X.--DANGEROUS NAVIGATION . . . . . . . . . 78

XI.--THE DEVIL'S THUMB . . . . . . . . . . 88

XII.--CAPTAIN HATTERAS . . . . . . . . . . . 98

XIII.--THE PROJECTS OF HATTERAS . . . . . . . 109

XIV.--EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN . . . 118

XV.--THE "FORWARD" DRIVEN BACK SOUTH . . . 127

XVI.--THE MAGNETIC POLE . . . . . . .

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