A Floating City, or sometimes translated The Floating City (French: Une ville flottante), is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1871 in France.[1] At the time of its publication, the novel enjoyed a similar level of popularity as Around the World in Eighty Days.[2] The first UK and US editions of the novel appeared in 1874.[3] Jules Férat provided the original illustrations for the novel.[4]
Author | Jules Verne |
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Original title | Une ville flottante |
Illustrator | Jules Férat |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #8 |
Genre | Adventure novel |
Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1871 |
Published in English | 1874 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Preceded by | Around the Moon |
Followed by | The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa |
It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her abusive husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board.