{"product_id":"lighthouse-at-the-end-of-the-world-the-first-english-translation-of-vernes-original-manuscript-9780803260078","title":"Lighthouse at the End of the World: The First English Translation of Verne's Original Manuscript","description":"At the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks. Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans? A gripping tale of passion and perseverance, Verne's testament novel paints a compelling picture of intrigue and heroism, schemes and calamities. The master storyteller returns here to the theme of civilization against its two oldest enemies: pitiless nature and men's savagery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne (1828-1905), the most translated author in the world, wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Meteor Hunt \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska 2006). In this first-ever publication in English of Verne's original manuscript, leading Verne scholar William Butcher not only translates magisterially but provides a full critical edition with penetrating literary analysis and revealing annotation. Amongst Butcher's many publications are \u003ci\u003eJules Verne: The Definitive Biography\u003c\/i\u003e and editions of \u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556475539730,"sku":"9780803260078","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_26141e86-a9f4-4ccc-9231-bcac5581ca88.jpg?v=1737237436","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lighthouse-at-the-end-of-the-world-the-first-english-translation-of-vernes-original-manuscript-9780803260078","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}