Superb hand numbered illustrated hardcover limited edition of 750 copies, with many embellishments. David lives in the New England Region of NSW. Jules Verne's Mikhail Strogoff is the first novel he has illustrated. Having worked as a lawyer in Sydney and London, Stephanie happily traded in a legal career for a return to her linguistic calling.ĭavid Allan is an illustrator and designer, known for illustrating several beautiful picture books published by Christmas Press: Sophie Masson's Two Trickster Tales from Russia, Ursula Dubosarsky's Two Tales of Twins from Ancient Greece and Rome, and Duncan Ball's Two Tengu Tales from Japan. Stephanie Smee is a translator into English of all things literary and French. His books have been translated into hundreds of languages and he is still in fact the second most translated author in the world - after Agatha Christie and before William Shakespeare. We've just been sent a great new review of Jules Verne's Mikhail Strogoff, which will be appearing in Vol 60 of the prestigious journal, The French Australian Review. The great 19th century French writer Jules Verne(1828–1905) was a literary superstar in his day and even today is an extremely popular author all over the world, with many titles still in print.
The first full English translation in over a hundred years of legendary author Jules Verne's thrilling adventure novel, which in his native France is judged to be his greatest work.Ī wonderful classic novel to discover, suitable for both adults and younger readers from 11 up.
In a desperate race against time, he must face great dangers if he is to deliver his warning, as foreign armies mass on the border and a traitor lurks ready to strike. The Empire is in great peril, and only one man can save it: the bold and resourceful young messenger Mikhail Strogoff.
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