Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar

by Jules Verne

Category: Fiction

Status: Available

Source: Public Domain — Project Gutenberg

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"Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar" by Jules Verne is a novel written in 1876. When Tartar rebels sever Russia's eastern territories and encircle Irkutsk, courier Michael Strogoff must traverse war-torn Siberia with a vital warning: a vengeful traitor plots to betray the Tsar's brother. Traveling under false identity, Strogoff faces capture, betrayal, and brutal punishment as he races against time. Accompanied by fellow travelers including Nadia Fedor, he must reach Irkutsk before the city falls. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

About the Author

French · 1828–1905

He wrote exciting adventure stories set in the future. Books like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea were far ahead of their time.

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MICHAEL STROGOFF

OR, THE COURIER OF THE CZAR

by Jules Verne

BOOK I

CHAPTER I A FÊTE AT THE NEW PALACE

“SIRE, a fresh dispatch.”

“Whence?”

“From Tomsk?”

“Is the wire cut beyond that city?”

“Yes, sire, since yesterday.”

“Telegraph hourly to Tomsk, General, and keep me informed of all that occurs.”

“Sire, it shall be done,” answered General Kissoff.

These words were exchanged about two hours after midnight, at the moment when the fête given at the New Palace was at the height of its splendor.

During the whole evening the bands of the Preobra-jensky and Paulowsky regiments had played without cessation polkas, mazurkas, schottisches, and waltzes from among the choicest

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