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Michael Strogoff : a courier of the czar /

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"The herculean Strogoff is sent by the Czar with a letter to a commandant in Irkutsk, beleaguered by hordes of Tartars. Traversing the vast extent of Siberia, accompanied by a beautiful girl, he encounters every conceivable kind of peril, but escapes, and executes his mission."--Baker'...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 (Author)
Corporate Author: Scribner Press (Printer)
Other Authors: Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882-1945 (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, [1927]
Series:Classic romances of literature.
Subjects:
Alexander > II, > Emperor of Russia, > 1818-1881 > Juvenile fiction.
Diplomatic couriers > Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers > Juvenile fiction.
Tatars > Juvenile fiction.
Escapes > Juvenile fiction.
Voyages and travels > Juvenile fiction.
Adventure and adventurers > Fiction.
Courriers diplomatiques > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Rois et souverains > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Tatars > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Évasions > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Voyages > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Alexander > II, > Emperor of Russia, > 1818-1881
Diplomatic couriers
Escapes
Kings and rulers
Tatars
Voyages and travels
Fictional Work
Adventure fiction > Juvenile.
Fiction
Juvenile works
Fiction.
Romans.
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Summary:"The herculean Strogoff is sent by the Czar with a letter to a commandant in Irkutsk, beleaguered by hordes of Tartars. Traversing the vast extent of Siberia, accompanied by a beautiful girl, he encounters every conceivable kind of peril, but escapes, and executes his mission."--Baker's Best
Physical Description:vi, 397 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm