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Michael Strogoff
- 292 pages · about 5 hours
- First published 1876
- 152 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Unlike some of Verne's other novels, it is not science fiction, but its plot device is a scientific phenomenon (Leidenfrost effect).
The book was adapted into a play in 1880 by Verne himself and Adolphe d'Ennery. The book has been adapted several times into films, television shows and cartoon series.
Critic Leonard S. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than this, in fact it is deservedly ranked as one of the most thrilling tales ever written."
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: a classic, a thriller, and a book they can read free online.
- Classics
- Thrillers
- Soviet union, history
- Science fiction
- Russia (federation)
- Heroes
- Soviet union
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