Castaways on a barren island in the South Seas, Karl and Pieter Kip are rescued by the brig James Cook. After helping to quell an onboard mutiny, however, they suddenly find themselves accused and convicted of the captain’s murder. In this story, one of his last Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne interweaves an exciting exploration of the South Pacific with a tale of judicial error reminiscent of the infamous Dreyfus Affair. This Wesleyan edition brings together the first English translation with one of the first detailed critical analyses of the novel, and features all the illustrations from the original 1902 publication.
Table of Content
INTRODUCTION
THE KIP BROTHERS BY JULES VERNE
Tavern of the Three Magpies
The Brig James Cook
Vin Mod At Work
At Wellington
A Few Days At Sea
In Sight of Norfolk Island
The Two Brothers
The Coral Sea
Crossing the Louisiade
Heading North
Port Praslin
Three Weeks in the Archipelago
The Murder
Incidents
Hobart Town
Future Projects
Last Maneuver
Before the Maritime Court
The Follow-Up
The Verdict
Awaiting Execution
Port Arthur
Together
The Fenians
The Note
Saint James Point
Escape
Mr. Hawkins Follows Up
The New Fact
Conclusion
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
JULES GABRIEL VERNE: A BIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
About the author
Arthur B. Evans is an emeritus professor of French at De Pauw University and winner of the 2014 Cyrano prize for his scholarly contributions to the field of French science fiction. He has published numerous books and articles on Jules Verne and other early writers of French science fiction, serves as the managing editor of Science Fiction Studies and is the general editor of Wesleyan’s Early Classics of Science Fiction series.
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