An Antarctic Mystery:
• With a picture of Jules Verne, a detailed biography of him is added.
• All content is redone in a new style, with the author’s name and the title of the novel at the top.
• For a better glance, a small graphic is added at the beginning of each chapter.
In the year 1839, Mr. Jeorling sets out on the ‘Halbrane, ‘ whose captain Len Guy is obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe’s novel ‘The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, ‘ after his geological and mineralogical studies has brought him to the Kerguelen sub-Antarctic archipelago in the Indian Ocean. —- In that story, Poe tells of Len Guy’s brother William Guy, the captain of the ‘Jane, ‘ who was convinced by Arthur Gordon Pym to lead an Antarctic expedition. Despite the fact that the ‘Jane’ perished during this voyage, Pym was able to send along his diary to Edgar Allen Poe. —- Mr. Jeorling becomes increasingly convinced of the story’s veracity, encouraging Captain Len Guy to pursue his brother into the Antarctic, where they feel he may still be alive.
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