Claudius Bombarnac, a reporter is assigned by the Twentieth Century to cover the travels of the Grand Transasiatic Railway which runs between Uzun Ada, a harbour on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea, and Peking, China. Accompanying him on this journey is an interesting collection of characters, including one who is trying to beat the round the world record and another who is a stowaway. Claudius hopes one of them will become the hero of his piece, so his story won't be just a boring travelogue. He is not disappointed when a special car guarded by troops is added to the train, said to be carrying the remains of a great Mandarin. The great Mandarin actually turns out to be a large consignment being returned to China from Persia. Unfortunately the train must travel through a large part of China that is controlled by unscrupulous robber-chiefs. Before the journey is over, Claudius finds his hero.
English titlesedit
In addition to Claudius Bombarnac, the novel has been published under several different English titles:
The Special Correspondent
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent
The Adventures of a Special Correspondent in Central Asia
1894, UK, London: Sampson Low. 279 pp., First UK edition
1894, US, New York: Lovell, Coryell and Co., 279 pp., First United States edition, as The Special Correspondent, or The Adventures of Claudius Bombarnac
Referencesedit
^Canavan, Gerry (2018). The Cambridge History of Science Fiction. Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-1-31-669437-4
claudius, bombarnac, french, 1893, adventure, novel, written, jules, verne, authorjules, verneoriginal, titleillustratorléon, benettcountryfrancelanguagefrenchseriesthe, extraordinary, voyages, 38genreadventure, novel, science, fiction, publisherpierre, jules,. Claudius Bombarnac French Claudius Bombarnac 1893 is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne Claudius BombarnacAuthorJules VerneOriginal titleClaudius BombarnacIllustratorLeon BenettCountryFranceLanguageFrenchSeriesThe Extraordinary Voyages 38GenreAdventure novel Science fiction 1 PublisherPierre Jules HetzelPublication date1893Published in English1894Media typePrint Hardback Preceded byCarpathian Castle Followed byFoundling Mick Contents 1 Plot 2 English titles 3 Publication history 4 References 5 External linksPlot editClaudius Bombarnac a reporter is assigned by the Twentieth Century to cover the travels of the Grand Transasiatic Railway which runs between Uzun Ada a harbour on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea and Peking China Accompanying him on this journey is an interesting collection of characters including one who is trying to beat the round the world record and another who is a stowaway Claudius hopes one of them will become the hero of his piece so his story won t be just a boring travelogue He is not disappointed when a special car guarded by troops is added to the train said to be carrying the remains of a great Mandarin The great Mandarin actually turns out to be a large consignment being returned to China from Persia Unfortunately the train must travel through a large part of China that is controlled by unscrupulous robber chiefs Before the journey is over Claudius finds his hero English titles editIn addition to Claudius Bombarnac the novel has been published under several different English titles The Special Correspondent The Adventures of a Special Correspondent The Adventures of a Special Correspondent in Central Asia Claudius Bombarnac Special Correspondent Journey across Asia drawings by Leon Benett nbsp De Tiflis a Kachgar first map nbsp De Kachgar a Pekin second map nbsp An illustration from Jules Verne s novelPublication history edit1894 UK London Sampson Low 279 pp First UK edition 1894 US New York Lovell Coryell and Co 279 pp First United States edition as The Special Correspondent or The Adventures of Claudius BombarnacReferences edit Canavan Gerry 2018 The Cambridge History of Science Fiction Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 1 31 669437 4External links editThe Adventures of a Special Correspondent at Project Gutenberg Claudius Bombarnac Archived 2019 11 17 at the Wayback Machine available at Jules Verne Collection Archived 2005 04 15 at the Wayback Machine in French nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Claudius Bombarnac nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Claudius Bombarnac nbsp This article about an adventure novel of the 1890s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claudius Bombarnac amp oldid 1098015405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
