Date of publication: 1864
Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras
Plot summary
The novel, set in 1861, described adventures of British expedition led by captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced that the sea around the pole is not frozen and his obsession is to reach the place no matter what. Mutiny by the crew results in destruction of their ship but Hatteras, with a few men, continues on the expedition. On the shore of the island of "New America" he discovers the remains of a ship used by the previous expedition from the United States. The travellers winter on the island and survive mainly due to the ingenuity of Doctor Clawbonny (who is able to make fire with an ice lens, make bullets from frozen mercury and repel attacks by polar bears with remotely controlled explosions of black powder).
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See also:
The Field of Ice - Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras
Full original french version also available:
Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras
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