Project Gutenberg 2019-09-05 Public domain in the USA. 210 Verne, Jules 1828 1905 Verne, Júlio Verne, Jules Gabriël Verne, Jules Gabriel Verne, Gyula Sans dessus dessous. English The Purchase of the North Pole A sequel to "From the earth to the moon" Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Purchase_of_the_North_Pole Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Purchase of the North Pole" by Jules Verne is a novel written in the late 19th century. This story serves as a sequel to Verne's earlier work, "From the Earth to the Moon," bringing back familiar characters and introducing a new and audacious scheme to purchase and exploit the Arctic territories, particularly in pursuit of coal deposits. The narrative revolves around the energetic characters from the Gun Club, including Impey Barbicane, J. T. Maston, and others, as they embark on their latest adventure. At the start of the book, we are introduced to the North Polar Practical Association, an ambitious group determined to bid on the undiscovered Arctic territories being auctioned by the United States government. The opening chapters establish the initial conversations about the feasibility and consequences of such a bold proposal, highlighting the skepticism and intrigue from both the characters and the public. We witness J. T. Maston, a brilliant mathematician, and the wealthy widow Evangelina Scorbitt strategizing and planning how to make this audacious purchase. The narrative is saturated with debates on scientific understandings, geographical claims, and the implications of claiming the North Pole, setting the foundation for Verne's trademark blend of adventure and speculative science fiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction, French -- Translations into English PQ Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 283335 2025-09-24T05:30:05.238663 text/html 261194 2024-10-17T13:45:59 text/html 695180 2025-09-24T05:30:10.596562 application/epub+zip 692850 2025-09-24T05:30:06.270621 application/epub+zip 197605 2025-09-24T05:30:05.748581 application/epub+zip 766058 2025-09-24T05:30:13.816562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742272 2025-09-24T05:30:10.093576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247867 2022-09-27T08:03:25.188466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241917 2025-09-24T05:30:04.643702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221966 2024-10-17T13:45:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17759 2025-09-24T05:30:13.948536 application/rdf+xml 31205 2025-09-24T05:30:05.846581 image/jpeg 4464 2025-09-24T05:30:05.802577 image/jpeg 642689 2025-09-24T05:30:05.274554 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