Ebook {Epub PDF} The Lighthouse at the End of the World by Jules Verne

 · Lighthouse at the End of the World.: Jules Verne. U of Nebraska Press, Dec 1, - Fiction - pages. 1 Review. In , three sailors arrive on 4/5(1). The Lighthouse at the End of the World (Paperback) Published March 20th by Fredonia Books (NL) Paperback, pages. Author (s): Jules Verne. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: bltadwin.ru by: 1.  · The Light at the Edge of the World: Directed by Kevin Billington. With Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar, Jean-Claude Drouot. A ruthless pirate captures the keeper of a lighthouse, in the most southern city in Argentina/10(K).

The Lighthouse at the End of the World was inspired by the real lighthouse at the southern tip of Argentina. Verne's novel was later adapted into the film, The Light at the Edge of the World. Very Good + in Near Fine dust jacket. Lighthouse at the End of the World () by Jules Verne () is not well known in the English-speaking world, yet this gripping adventure story set on the remotest of islands deserves much bet-ter. Before studying its composition, characters, and themes, it is useful to summarize the plot and examine Verne's life at the turn. Jules Verne Encyclopedia: "In , almost a decade had passed since Sampson Low had offered a new work by Jules Verne. Low's initial edition was bound in plain plum color cloth, and contains eight full-page illustrations from the French. The title of this volume is The Lighthouse at the End of the World, translated by Cranstoun Metcalf.".

Lighthouse at the End of the World.: Jules Verne. U of Nebraska Press, Dec 1, - Fiction - pages. 1 Review. In , three sailors arrive on an isolated island to man a new lighthouse at. Now civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Jules Vern visited the Paris Universal Exhibition where he saw a lighthouse with a full-sized Fresnel lens. He was so impressed by the lens design that he meticulously describes the rotating Fresnel lens in his novel "the lighthouse at the end of the world".