Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space
By Jules Verne
Cover: The Comet of Donati, 10 October 1858 (19th century), wash drawing by Unknown artist (19th century) · Wikimedia Commons (Rijksmuseum) · Public domain (Rijksmuseum acquisition 1918, CC0)
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A comet grazes the Earth and carries off a piece of Algeria, with a small group of French and English people on it. Jules Verne's 1877 novel is a comic space voyage around the solar system.
Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.
Table of contents
- 1: A Challenge
- 2: Captain Servadac and His Orderly
- 3: Interrupted Effusions
- 4: A Convulsion of Nature
- 5: A Mysterious Sea
- 6: The Captain Makes an Exploration
- 7: Ben Zoof Watches in Vain
- 8: Venus in Perilous Proximity
- 9: Inquiries Unsatisfied
- 10: A Search for Algeria
- 11: An Island Tomb
- 12: At the Mercy of the Winds
- 13: A Royal Salute
- 14: Sensitive Nationality
- 15: An Enigma from the Sea
- 16: The Residuum of a Continent
- 17: A Second Enigma
- 18: An Unexpected Population
- 19: Gallia’s Governor General
- 20: A Light on the Horizon
- 21: Winter Quarters
- 22: A Frozen Ocean
- 23: A Carrier-Pigeon
- 24: A Sledge-Ride
- 25: The Astronomer
- 26: A Revelation
- 27: The Professor’s Experiences
- 28: A Revised Calendar
- 29: Wanted: a Steelyard
- 30: Money at a Premium
- 31: Gallia Weighed
- 32: Jupiter Somewhat Close
- 33: Market Prices in Gallia
- 34: Far into Space
- 35: A Fete Day
- 36: The Bowels of the Comet
- 37: Dreary Months
- 38: The Professor Perplexed
- 39: A Journey and a Disappointment
- 40: A Bold Proposition
- 41: The Venture Made
- 42: Suspense
- 43: Back Again