A Drama in Livonia (French: Un drame en Livonie) is a tragic mystery novel written by Jules Verne in 1893,[1][2] revised in 1903 and first published in 1904.
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| Author | Jules Verne |
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| Original title | Un drame en Livonie |
| Translator | I. O. Evans |
| Illustrator | Léon Benett |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages No. 52 |
| Genre | Adventure novel, tragedy |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1904 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1967 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Preceded by | Traveling Scholarships |
| Followed by | The Lighthouse at the End of the World |
Plot outline
editIn the Governorate of Livonia, a bank employee who is carrying money is murdered. The prime suspect is Professor Dimitri Nicolef. He was the only person present, besides the innkeeper German Kroff. Wladimir Yanof, a lawyer and the fiancé of Ilka Nicolef (the professor's daughter), has escaped from Siberia to prove the innocence of his future father-in-law.
Publication history
edit- 1967, UK, London: Arco. 192 pp., First UK edition
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Un drame en Livonie by VERNE Jules: Couverture rigide (1904) Signed by Author(s) | Librairie Le Feu Follet". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ The book was written during the Dreyfus affair, hence the similarity of the stories.
External links
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