{"product_id":"the-selfpropelled-island-9780803245822","title":"The SelfPropelled Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresents the first unabridged English translation of Jules Verne's original story featuring a famous French string quartet that is abducted by an American businessman and taken to Standard Island to perform for its millionaire inhabitants. Here, for the first time, readers have the pleasure of reading \u003cem\u003eThe Self-Propelled Island\u003c\/em\u003e as Verne intended it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We’re in the midst of a marvelous Verne renaissance. . . . The Self-Propelled Island is a novel of great appeal, especially to Americans: by sending northern and southern aristocrats to sea in literally the same boat, it not only features one of Verne’s fabulous futuristic vehicles but also unfolds one of his shrewdest, wittiest political satires.”—Frederick Paul Walter, Verne translator and former vice president of the North American Jules Verne Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Volker Dehs\u003cbr\u003eTranslator’s Note\u003cbr\u003ePart One\u003cbr\u003eI. The Concerting Quartet\u003cbr\u003eII. The Power of a Cacophonous Sonata\u003cbr\u003eIII. A Chatty Mentor\u003cbr\u003eIV. The Concerting Quartet Disconcerted\u003cbr\u003eV. Standard Island and Milliard City\u003cbr\u003eVI. Invitees . . . Inviti\u003cbr\u003eVII. Heading West\u003cbr\u003eVIII. Navigation\u003cbr\u003eIX. The Hawaiian Archipelago\u003cbr\u003eX. Crossing the Line\u003cbr\u003eXI. The Marquesas Islands\u003cbr\u003eXII. Three Weeks in the Tuamotus\u003cbr\u003eXIII. Stopping at Tahiti\u003cbr\u003eXIV. Parties and More Parties\u003cbr\u003ePart Two\u003cbr\u003eI. In the Cook Islands\u003cbr\u003eII. From Island to Island\u003cbr\u003eIII. Concert at the Court\u003cbr\u003eIV. British Ultimatum\u003cbr\u003eV. The Taboo at Tonga Tabu\u003cbr\u003eVI. A Collection of Wild Animals\u003cbr\u003eVII. The Hunt\u003cbr\u003eVIII. The Fiji Islands and Their Inhabitants\u003cbr\u003eIX. A Casus Belli\u003cbr\u003eX. Change of Owners\u003cbr\u003eXI. Offense and Defense\u003cbr\u003eXII. Taking the Helm, Starboard or Larboard?\u003cbr\u003eXIII. The Last Word by Pinchinat\u003cbr\u003eXIV. Denouement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865934573911,"sku":"9780803245822","price":29.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803245822.jpg?v=1722276269","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-selfpropelled-island-9780803245822","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}