This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Adrift in Pacific and Other Adventure Tales - 17 Books in One Volume (Illustrated)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' VacationMichael Strogoff: or, The Courier of the CzarThe Blockade RunnersTribulations of a Chinaman in ChinaThe Castle of the CarpathiansCesar CascabelKeraban the InflexibleMistress BranicanNorth Against South or, Texar's RevengeThe Begum's FortuneThe Flight to France or, The Memoirs of a DragoonFacing the FlagGreen RayThe Star of the South or, The Vanished DiamondTicket No. "e;9672"e; or, The Lottery TicketThe Waif of the "e;Cynthia"e;The Fur CountryJules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist who pioneered the genre of science fiction. A true visionary with an extraordinary talent for writing adventure stories, his writings incorporated the latest scientific knowledge of his day and envisioned technological developments that were years ahead of their time. Verne wrote about undersea, air, and space travel long before any navigable or practical craft were invented. Verne wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories.