Doctor Ox (French: Le Docteur Ox) is a collection of short stories by Jules Verne, first published in 1874 by Pierre-Jules Hetzel.
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| Author | Jules Verne |
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| Original title | Le Docteur Ox |
| Illustrator | Lorenz Froelich, Théophile Schuler, Émile-Antoine Bayard, Adrien Marie, Barbant, and Edmond Yon |
| Language | French |
| Series | Voyages Extraordinaires |
| Genre | Short stories |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1874 |
| Publication place | France |
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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
- "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 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.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Dehs, Volker; Jean-Michel Margot; Zvi Har’El. "The Complete Jules Verne Bibliography: II. Short Stories". Jules Verne Collection. Zvi Har’El. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Paul, René. "The Illustrated Jules Verne: The Original Illustrations of the Voyages Extraordinaires". Jules Verne Collection. Zvi Har’El. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
External links
edit- Le Docteur Ox at Project Gutenberg
- A Winter Amid the Ice at Project Gutenberg (translation by George Makepeace Towle)
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