A Floating City
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| Author | Jules Verne |
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| Original title | Une ville flottante |
| Illustrator | Jules Férat |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #8 |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
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Publication date
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1871 |
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Published in English
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1874 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Preceded by | Around the Moon |
| Followed by | The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa |
A Floating City, or sometimes translated The Floating City, (French: Une ville flottante) is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1871 in France. At the time of its publication, the novel enjoyed a similar level of popularity as Around the World in Eighty Days. The first UK and US editions of the novel appeared in 1874.Jules Férat provided the original illustrations for the novel.
It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her abusive husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board.
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