''A Floating City'', or sometimes translated ''The Floating City'' (), is an adventure novel by French writer
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet and playwright.
His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...
first published in
1871 in France. At the time of its publication, the novel enjoyed a similar level of popularity as ''
Around the World in Eighty Days''. The first UK and US editions of the novel appeared in 1874.
Jules Férat provided the original illustrations for the novel.
Plot
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.
References
External links
Illustrations by
Jules Férat
''A Floating City'' (English translation) at MobileRead
1871 French novels
Novels by Jules Verne
England in fiction
Novels set on ships
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