{"product_id":"the-english-at-the-north-jules-verne-9781606643136","title":"The English at the North Pole by Jules Verne, Fiction, Fantasy \u0026 Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo a thinker, a dreamer, or a philosopher, nothing is more affecting than the departure of a ship -- for at the sight, the imagination runs loose and plays round the sails -- it sees her struggles with the sea and the wind in the adventurous journey, which does not always end in port . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis, however, was the most \u003cem\u003eunusual\u003c\/em\u003e ship -- the \u003cem\u003eForward, \u003c\/em\u003e the subject of Liverpool gossip for three long months. The brig was constructed with a solidity to withstand all tests of the sea, and to hold fast against enormous pressure -- with ribs built of teak and plated with iron. Why was the hull not built of sheet-iron, as was the practice with other steamboats? As the sailors who asked this were told, the mysterious engineer who ordered the \u003cem\u003eForward\u003c\/em\u003e had his own, personal reasons . . . reasons he had yet to share with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer steel prow, cast in Newcastle, shined in the sun. A sixteen-pounder cannon, mounted on a pivot to turn any direction whatsoever, loomed over the forecastle. Yet neither cannon nor stern, steel-clad though they were, made it look warlike. It was a mystery ship -- with a mysterious purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jules Verne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606643134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606643136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aegypan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Jules Verne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965287186687,"sku":"9781606643136","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12d8a788-6da5-427e-854b-6564498e4af4.jpg?v=1767279525","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-english-at-the-north-jules-verne-9781606643136","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}