The mighty Orinoco
By: Jules Verne ; translated by Stanford L. Luce ; edited by Arthur B. Evans ; introduction & notes by Walter James Miller.
Contributors: Luce, Stanford, 1923-; Evans, Arthur B.; Miller, Walter James, 1918-
Edition: [1st English ed.].
Series: The Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Middletown, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
Description: "Written in 1898 and part of Jules Verne's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure tale: exploration and discovery, humor and drama, dastardly villains and intrepid heroes, and a host of near-fatal encounters with crocodiles, jungle fever, Indians and outlaws - all set in a wonderfully exotic locale.

The Mighty Orinoco also includes a unique twist that will appeal to feminists - readers will need to discover it for themselves. This Wesleyan edition features notes and a critical introduction by renowned Verne scholar Walter James Miller, as well as reproductions of all the illustrations from the original French edition."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-416).
Ed. statement from jacket.