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Because so many sailors abandon their ships to chase after gold, the ship *James* cannot find a crew to set sail.
Captain Gibson, who spends days scouring taverns for a crew, strikes a deal with Balt and Mod, and they embark on the voyage. However, Balt and Mod are plotting illicit schemes.
The Kip brothers—Karl and Peter—are rescued by this ship after their own vessel meets with disaster and they barely manage to reach an island.
Karl is a sailor, while Peter Kip is a merchant. The arrival of the Kip brothers on board throws Balt and Mod’s plans into disarray. Amidst this turmoil, Captain Gibson dies, and the Kip brothers are held responsible for his death.
A struggle for survival begins for the brothers as they languish in prison, awaiting a death sentence. You will witness this struggle and read the story in a single breath...
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Jules Verne
French science fiction writer (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905).
He was born on February 8, 1828, in the city of Nantes, France. Jules Verne was the child of a family with a maritime tradition, and this deeply affected his literary life. As a small child, he ran away from home to become a cabin boy on ships, but he was caught and handed over to his family.
In 1847, he was sent to Paris to study law. However, his interest in theater deepened while he was in Paris. He started writing in 1850. His first works were plays. His first play was published in the late 1850s. When his father heard that he had quit his law studies, there was a big argument between them, and the money sent for his expenses was cut off. This situation forced Jules Verne to earn money by selling his stories. After long hours spent in the libraries of Paris reading geology, engineering, and astronomy, Jules Verne published his first book, Five Weeks in a Balloon, and gained great fame. This novel was followed by novels such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. The great appreciation for his novels made Jules Verne a rich man. In 1876, he bought a large yacht and traveled around Europe with his yacht.
The author is known as a “science fortune-teller” because he predicted many inventions in advance. He predicted many events that did not exist in his time, such as submarines and space travel. In his novel Keraban the Inflexible, he wrote about the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish people. The inventions he predicted in his books are generally given the names he used. Jules Verne is the most translated author in the world. His works have been translated into 148 languages.
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