''Doctor Ox'' (french: Le Docteur Ox) is a collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

by Jules Verne, first published in 1874 by

Pierre-Jules Hetzel Pierre-Jules Hetzel (15 January 1814 – 17 March 1886) was a French editor and publisher. He is best known for his extraordinarily lavishly illustrated editions of Jules Verne's novels, highly prized by collectors today. Biography Born in Ch ...

. It consists of four varied works by Verne: *" Une fantaisie du Docteur Ox" ("Dr. Ox's Experiment," 1872), illustrated by Lorenz Froelich *" Maître Zacharius" ("Master Zacharius," 1854), illustrated by

Théophile Schuler Jules Théophile Schuler (18 June 1821 – 26 January 1878) was a French painter and illustrator in the Romantic style. He gave his name to an art award established in 1938. Life The son of a pastor, he studied painting in his hometown, int ...

*" Un drame dans les airs" ("A Drama in the Air," 1851), illustrated by Émile-Antoine Bayard *" Un hivernage dans les glaces" ("A Winter Amid the Ice," 1855), illustrated by Adrien Marie and Barbant The collection also includes a preface by

and a story, "Quarantième ascension au mont Blanc" ("Fortieth Ascent of Mont Blanc"), written by Verne's brother Paul and illustrated by Edmond Yon.

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* * (translation by George Makepeace Towle) 1874 books Short stories by Jules Verne Science fiction short story collections {{1870s-story-collection-stub