Project Gutenberg 2023-11-19 Public domain in the USA. 136 Derennes, Charles 1882 1930 Le peuple du Pôle $aParis :$bMercure de France, $c1907. Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Peuple_du_P%C3%B4le Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Le peuple du Pôle" by Charles Derennes is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around two characters, Jean-Louis de Vénasque and Jacques Ceintras, who undertake an ambitious expedition to explore the North Pole in a balloon. The narrative explores themes of adventure, scientific discovery, and the human desire to conquer the unknown as the protagonists navigate both the challenges of their innovative journey and the interpersonal dynamics between them. The opening of the novel introduces the reader to the philosophical backdrop of the protagonist's thoughts, as he reflects on the nature of extraordinary discoveries and the misconceptions surrounding them. It presents a detailed account of how Jean-Louis and his companion Jacques Ceintras prepare for their expedition after a fortuitous meeting rekindles their dreams of exploration. The narrative begins with the protagonist's longing for adventure and grapples with his existential thoughts about life, drawing the reader into the motivations behind their journey while hinting at the vast unknowns they are about to face. As they set off, there is an interplay of excitement and tension, setting the stage for both the physical journey to the Pole and the mental challenges they may encounter along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k317023k 20210404030930derennes 1907 FR Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Science fiction Fantasy fiction Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction North Pole -- Fiction PQ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: French Literature 355350 2025-06-28T12:30:30.861901 text/html 330398 2023-11-19T13:40:42 text/html 328841 2025-06-28T12:30:35.705824 application/epub+zip 328203 2025-06-28T12:30:31.751864 application/epub+zip 241819 2025-06-28T12:30:31.297843 application/epub+zip 591565 2025-06-28T12:30:38.852791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567644 2025-06-28T12:30:35.248790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331408 2025-06-28T12:30:30.434825 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 311540 2023-11-19T13:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17216 2025-06-28T12:30:38.991792 application/rdf+xml 10580 2025-06-28T12:30:31.471822 image/jpeg 2083 2025-06-28T12:30:31.381849 image/jpeg 267462 2025-06-28T12:30:30.896817 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia