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100 1 _aVerne, Jules,
_d1828-1905
245 1 4 _aThe Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Races and Countries of Central Asia :
_bBeing the Exploits and Experiences of Claudius Bombarnac of "The Twentieth Century"
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-02-01
508 _aProduced by Norm Wolcott and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"The Adventures of a Special Correspondent Among the Various Races and Countries of Central Asia" by Jules Verne is a fictional travel narrative written during the late 19th century. The book follows Claudius Bombarnac, a special correspondent for the newspaper "Twentieth Century", as he embarks on a journey filled with adventure and cultural observations while traversing through diverse regions of Central Asia. The opening of the book sets the stage for Claudius Bombarnac's unexpected orders to leave Tiflis, where he had intended to gather material for his newspaper. Instead, he must travel to Uzun Ada and then take a train across the Grand Transasiatic line towards the Celestial Empire. As he prepares for his rush departure, Bombarnac reflects humorously on the complexities of his assignment, the customs and culture of the Transcaucasian regions, and the various characters he encounters, including the vibrant local populace and his fellow travelers, including an American commercial traveler and a surprising German man. His observations and engaging narrative style create a rich tapestry of the world he encounters, providing a glimpse into the life and diversity of Central Asia as he pursues his role as a correspondent. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Fiction
653 _aReporters and reporting -- Fiction
653 _aRailroad travel -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11263
999 _c52709
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