Off on a Comet
by Jules Verne
Off on a Comet-- or Hector Servadac is Verne's departure from scientific-based, in favor of a more fairy tale-like fantasy, requiring the reader's suspended belief after Earth and a comet's collision. Originally published in 1877, it was retrieved from Amazing Stories, April and May, 1926. "Scarcely a yard of ground was left unexplored. The horses clearing every obstacle, as if they were like Pegasus, furnished with wings."
Table of Contents
Book I - Chapter I - A Challenge
Book I - Chapter II - Captain Servadac and His Orderly
Book I - Chapter III - Uninterrupted Effusions
Book I - Chapter IV - A Convulsion of Nature
Book I - Chapter V - A Mysterious Sea
Book I - Chapter VI - The Captain Makes an Exploration
Book I - Chapter VII - Ben Zoof Wateches In Vain
Book I - Chapter VIII - Venus in Perilous Proximity
Book I - Chapter IX - Inquiries Unsatisfied
Book I - Chapter X - A Search for Algeria
Book I - Chapter XI - An Island Tomb
Book I - Chapter XII - At the Mercy of the Winds
Book I - Chapter XIII - A Royal Salute
Book I - Chapter XIV - Sensitive Nationality
Book I - Chapter XV - An Enigma from the Sea
Book I - Chapter XVI - A Residuum Op a Continent
Book I - Chapter XVII - A Second Enigma
Book I - Chapter XVIII - An Unexpected Population
Book I - Chapter XIX - Gallia's Governor General
Book I - Chapter XX - A Light on the Horizon
Book I - Chapter XXI - Winter Quarters
Book I - Chapter XXII - A Frozen Ocean
Book I - Chapter XXIII - A Carrier Pigeon
Book I - Chapter XXIV - A Sledge-Ride
Book II - Chapter I - The Astronomer
Book II - Chapter II - A Revelation
Book II - Chapter III - The Professor's Experiences
Book II - Chapter IV - A Revised Calendar
Book II - Chapter V - Wanted: A Steelyard
Book II - Chapter VI - Money at a Premium
Book II - Chapter VII - Gallia Weighed
Book II - Chapter VIII - Jupiter Somewhat Close
Book II - Chapter IX - Market Prices in Gallia
Book II - Chapter X - Far Into Space
Book II - Chapter XI - A Fete Day
Book II - Chapter XII - The Bowels of the Comet
Book II - Chapter XIII - Dreary Months
Book II - Chapter XIV - The Professor Perplexed
Book II - Chapter XV - A Journey and a Disappointment
Book II - Chapter XVI - A Bold Proposition
Book II - Chapter XVII - The Venture Made
Book II - Chapter XVIII - Suspense
Book II - Chapter XIX - Back Again
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