Barbicane and Company: The Purchase of the North Pole (Paperback)

from john257hopper

One of his more ridiculous and just not very interesting stories. It involves the same protagonists who in Voyage to the Moon fired the cannon that launched the projectile to the Moon; here they are proposing to fire a mighty cannon downwards into the surface of the Earth so as to cause a mighty ...

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I found this book to be lacking in effort and determination. Although the idea is not bad in itself, its execution is dubious and the characters felt more like cutouts rather than fully fledged ones. Overall, I do not recommend this book. Even Verne enthusiasts would be hard pressed to really enj...

from greeniezona

The cover design of this book snagged me as I was browsing at the Strand. It's practically everything I want in a book -- striking cover, small format, French flaps! I mean, it is Jules Verne, who I always feel I should like, but still I'd never managed to successfully finish reading one of his b...

from nx74defiant

I was annoyed that Ms. Scorbitt couldn't possibly understand the math, but her money was good enough to accept. I enjoyed how every one is in a panicky about the plan to change the earth's rotation. I loved how it ended. It made me laugh.

from nx74defiant

I was annoyed that Ms. Scorbitt couldn't possibly understand the math, but her money was good enough to accept. I enjoyed how every one is in a panicky about the plan to change the earth's rotation. I loved how it ended. It made me laugh.