''Doctor Ox'' () is a collection of
short stories by
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 1874 by
Pierre-Jules Hetzel.
It consists of four varied works by Verne:
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Une fantaisie du Docteur Ox" ("Dr. Ox's Experiment," 1872), illustrated by
Lorenz Froelich
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Maître Zacharius" ("Master Zacharius," 1854), illustrated by
Théophile Schuler
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Un drame dans les airs" ("A Drama in the Air," 1851), illustrated by
Émile-Antoine Bayard
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Un hivernage dans les glaces" ("A Winter Amid the Ice," 1855), illustrated by
Adrien Marie and
Barbant
The collection also includes a preface by
Pierre-Jules Hetzel 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
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