Project Gutenberg 2010-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 600 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Het Stoomhuis: De IJzeren Reus (1/2) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Steam_House Translation of La maison à vapeur (v. 1). Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Het Stoomhuis: De IJzeren Reus" by Jules Verne is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of British colonial India around the time of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857, reflecting on the tumultuous events of that period. It intertwines the lives of key characters such as the fakir and the nabob Dandou-Pant, exploring themes of betrayal, revenge, and the pursuit of justice amidst chaos. The opening of the narrative introduces a tension-filled atmosphere in Aurungabad, where a proclamation promises a significant reward for the capture of the infamous nabob, Dandou-Pant. The story centers around the fakir, who, unlike others drawn by the bounty, displays a calculated indifference as he moves through the crowds discussing rumors of the nabob's whereabouts. As the intrigue unfolds, the reader is immediately drawn into a world where deception reigns and the stakes are life and death, paving the way for a gripping tale steeped in adventure and suspense. The initial chapters set the stage for the complexities of human motivations against the backdrop of broader historical conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33075/33075-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl India -- History -- Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858 -- Fiction Adventure stories British -- India -- Fiction Mutiny -- India -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: Novels 589577 2025-08-13T11:19:23.345203 text/html 597841 2023-01-09T20:57:48 text/html 9132672 2025-08-13T11:19:34.454183 application/epub+zip 9141146 2025-08-13T11:19:26.259265 application/epub+zip 276663 2025-08-13T11:19:24.612202 application/epub+zip 9329804 2025-08-13T11:19:39.783179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9269003 2025-08-13T11:19:32.661191 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412194 2022-09-15T07:48:48.947727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 469217 2025-08-13T11:19:21.419236 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468876 2023-01-09T17:41:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20198 2025-08-13T11:19:39.957094 application/rdf+xml 25238 2025-08-13T11:19:24.745193 image/jpeg 3333 2025-08-13T11:19:24.681168 image/jpeg 178842 2023-01-09T17:41:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 8720414 2023-01-09T21:00:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 8718477 2025-08-13T11:19:23.578233 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia pt.wikipedia fr.wikipedia