Michael Strogoff
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| Michael Strogoff | |
| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Original title | Michel Strogoff |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1876 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. It is considered one of Verne's best books by critics. Unlike some of Verne's other famous novels, it is not science fiction, but a scientific phenomenon is a plot device.
The book has been adapted several times for films and cartoon series.
[edit] Plot summary
Michael Strogoff is a courier for the czar Alexander II of Russia. When the Tatar king Feofar Khan invades Russia, Strogoff is sent to Irkutsk to warn the governor, who is the brother of the czar, against the traitor Ivan Ogareff. On his way he meets Nadia Fedor (in some translations, Nadia) and the war reporters Harry Blount -- reporting for an English paper -- and Alcide Jolivet, a Frenchman -- reporting for his 'cousin Madelaine'. Blount and Jolivet tend to follow the same route as Michael, separating and meeting again all the way through Siberia. Michael, with his mother and Nadia, are eventually taken prisoner by the Tartar forces. Ivan Ogareff says that Michael is a spy. Feofar, after consulting the Koran, decides that Michael will be blinded in the Tartar fashion, with a hot blade. Michael and Nadia escape, and travel to Irkutsk with a friendly peasant. They are delayed by fire and the frozen river. However, they eventually reach Irkutsk, and warn the Czar's brother in time of Ivan Ogareff. Michael's mother joins them and Michael and Nadia are married.
[edit] External links
"Michael Strogoff" on Wikisource.- Michael Strogoff, available at Project Gutenberg.
- Michael Strogoff - A play in Five Acts and Sixteen Scenes from JV.Gilead.org.il
- Free download in Microsoft Reader format
