Det tar några veckor innan fiskefartyget träffar på sill i Atlantens kalla vatten, men när de väl träffar på den lilla oansenliga fisk som närt den skandinaviska befolkningen i …
‘Facing the Flag’ is one of the stories that cemented Verne’s reputation as one of the pioneers of science-fiction. It centres around a brilliant scientist, Thomas Roch, who has …
There is a fictional island, entirely populated by penguins. A Christian missionary monk reaches the shores of the island and is enchanted by what he sees there. "Penguin Island" …
When the narrator boards the ship 'Independence' for a summer trip from Charleston to New York City, the days ahead look idyllic. His old college friend Cornelius Wyatt is also …
