Jules Verne 
Der Chancellor 

Der Chancellor Jules Verne – Der Passagier, der 1869 von den USA nach Europa reisen will, schifft sich auf dem Dreimaster Chancellor ein, der unter Kapitan Huntly über den Atlantik von Charleston (South Carolina) nach Liverpool fahren soll. Auf der weiteren Fahrt stellt sich heraus, dass der Kapitän geistig verrückt ist.

Sobre o autor

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the ‘Father of Science Fiction’.