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| Original Title: | Le Rayon vert |
| ISBN: | 0809530740 (ISBN13: 9780809530748) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Samuel Melvill, Sebastian Melvill, Helena Campbell, Partridge, Elizabeth, Aristobulus Ursiclos, Olivier Sinclair |
| Setting: | Oban, Argyll, Scotland Isle of Staffa, Argyll, Scotland |
Jules Verne
Paperback | Pages: 128 pages Rating: 3.39 | 1182 Users | 74 Reviews
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When the Morning Post writes about the legendary Green Ray's elevating effects on the mind and soul, Helena Campbell vows to experience it for herself, postponing the wedding being forced upon her against her will. Together with her uncles, Sam and Sib Melville, she sets off on what becomes a near-epic quest. Joining them in the search are two would-be suitors for Helena, one an artist, the other an amateur scientist. Together, they will voyage to a distant shore - and beyond - braving hurricanes, testing their patience and resolve, and ultimately finding their own true selves.
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| Title | : | The Green Ray (Extraordinary Voyages, #23) |
| Author | : | Jules Verne |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 128 pages |
| Published | : | September 9th 2003 by Wildside Press (first published 1882) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Adventure. Science Fiction. Cultural. France |
Rating Containing Books The Green Ray (Extraordinary Voyages, #23)
Ratings: 3.39 From 1182 Users | 74 ReviewsJudgment Containing Books The Green Ray (Extraordinary Voyages, #23)
This has not quite the soaring scope of the better-known Verne stories more of a fun little Victorian romance, really. It does have the classic Verne trope of a science geek who's a bit too smart for his own good much too much so, in this case. But the book's an interesting travelogue of the west Scottish archipelago, if nothing else! I followed along on Google maps and Wikipedia, and found myself far, far afield... which is worth something right there.Love,adventures,a optical effect in the sea at sundown,a excelent desciption of the Hebridas islands and a tribute to the Fingals cave
Verne in his romantic and humorous mode, as opposed to his scientific mode (c.f. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea). In this short novel, the scientist is the buffoon, and the artist wins out in the end. Meanwhile I am still searching for the Green Flash at sunset, without success.Included in this edition is Dix heures en chasse, in which Verne makes fun of people who hunt. Perhaps based on a true incident? A very humorous short story, in which Verne makes clear his preference for armchair
Fingals cave!!
- Now, M. Verne, I'm going to put you next to M. Proust. His new book, A L'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleurs, has just come out. I'm sure you'll be dying to talk to him about it.- But Madame, I am afraid this is impossible. - Et pourquoi c'est impossible?- I have been dead for fourteen years.- Ah, M. Verne, always so exact with numbers! Not another word, please. Let me introduce you. M. Proust, M. Verne.- Enchanté, monsieur.- Enchanté.- Ah, alors, M. Proust, maybe you will be so kind as to tell
Le rayon vert = The Green Ray (Extraordinary Voyages #23), Jules VerneThe Green Ray (French: Le Rayon vert) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne published in 1882 and named after the optical phenomenon of the same name. It is referenced in a 1986 film of the same name by Eric Rohmer. The heroes are trying to observe the green ray in Scotland. After numerous unsuccessful tries caused by clouds, flocks of birds or distant boat sails hiding the sun, the phenomenon is eventually visible, but
2.5 to 3. On the low end.
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