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Adventure

The Giant Raft

by Jules Verne

Translated by W. J. Gordon

An ex-slave trader named Torres comes across a secret encrypted note and schemes to figure out what it means. Meanwhile, Joam Garral, who runs a farm in Peru near the source of the Amazon river and is an outlaw from Brazil, accedes to his daughter’s wishes to get married to her love at the mouth of the Amazon.

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First published
1881
Length
95,579 words
Reading time
About 6 hr 39 min
Language
English (US)

About the book

An ex-slave trader named Torres comes across a secret encrypted note and schemes to figure out what it means. Meanwhile, Joam Garral, who runs a farm in Peru near the source of the Amazon river and is an outlaw from Brazil, accedes to his daughter’s wishes to get married to her love at the mouth of the Amazon. They decide to travel down the Amazon with the entire family and servants in a giant raft, encountering many adventures on the way.

21st in the Voyages Extraordinaires series, The Giant Raft combines thrilling adventure, humor, and an intriguing mystery with an almost encyclopedic depiction of the mid-19th century flora and fauna of the majestic river.

the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 95,579 words arranged in 43 navigable sections.

The source metadata identifies Translator: W. J. Gordon.

About the author

Jules Verne

Jules Verne (1828–1905) was a French writer (1828–1905).

Their work included novelist, playwright, poet, children's writer, writer, and science fiction writer. Jules Verne also worked in French and Esperanto. The Read4Max catalog currently includes The Giant Raft under Jules Verne's authorship.

1828–1905

Contributors

Translator

W. J. Gordon

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Themes and ideas

  • Adventure and adventurers
  • Voyages and travels
  • Brazil
  • Peru
  • Rafts
  • Amazon River

Table of contents

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  1. Part I
  2. I
  3. II
  4. III
  5. IV
  6. V
  7. VI
  8. VII
  9. VIII
  10. IX
  11. X
  12. XI
  13. XII
  14. XIII
  15. XIV
  16. XV
  17. XVI
  18. XVII
  19. XVIII
  20. XIX
  21. XX
  22. Part II
  23. I
  24. II
  25. III
  26. IV
  27. V
  28. VI
  29. VII
  30. VIII
  31. IX
  32. X
  33. XI
  34. XII
  35. XIII
  36. XIV
  37. XV
  38. XVI
  39. XVII
  40. XVIII
  41. XIX
  42. XX
  43. Endnotes
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