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An Antarctic Mystery ( French: Le Sphinx des glaces, The Sphinx of the Ice Fields) is a two-volume novel by Jules Verne. Written in 1897, it is a continuation of Edgar Allan Poe 's 1838 novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.
Jan 25, 2009 · “The Antarctic seas!” exclaimed Captain Len Guy, with a question in his tone. And his look searched my thoughts with the keenness of a dagger. “Why do you speak of the Antarctic seas?” he asked, taking my hand.
In AN ANTARCTIC MYSTERY, Jules Verne pushes the "reset" button on Poe's arctic journey, and readers are forced to endure chapter-after-boring-chapter of bland sea-faring adventures as we wait for the new ship's crew to finally pick up where the previous crew left off.
Nov 1, 2003 · A classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1905. It tells the story of a mysterious sphinx discovered in the ice fields of Antarctica and the quest to uncover its secrets.
Aug 11, 2020 · A science fiction adventure novel by Verne, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym. It follows the search for a missing brother in the Antarctic and reveals a mysterious sphinx.
Jan 20, 2022 · Chapter I. Categories: 1899 works. PD-old. Adventure novels.
An Antarctic Mystery, or The Sphinx of the Ice Fields. Jules Verne (1828 - 1905) Translated by Frances Sarah Cashel Hoey (1830 - 1908) Edgar Allan Poe's telling of Arthur Pym's narrative is shown to be true as events come together that bring out clues that help Captain Len Guy trace the fate of his brother's ship the Jane; the very ship that ...
