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12 - In which Kin-Fo, his Two Acolytes, and his Valet start on an Adventure

In The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China

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Jules Verne

The rich and phlegmatic Kin-Fo loses his fortune and decides to die, but not before experiencing some strong emotions. He asks his friend Wa…

Book 2, Chapter 1

In Off on a Comet

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Jules Verne

The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various natio…

The Steeple-Climber Pt 1 In Which We Make the Acquaintance of 'Steeple Bob'

In Careers of Danger and Daring

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Cleveland Moffett

In this volume of adventure the author depicts the lives of certain humble modern heroes whose unconscious courage ordinarily goes unnoticed…

Part 1. The Devolutionist. Chapter 4. NEW HEARTS FOR OLD

In The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix

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Homer Eon Flint

In the Devolutionist, space travelers experiment with Venusian methods of telepathic space travel. They leave our solar system to discover a…