Posted in 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, novel, Verne, tagged 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Baconian man, Captain Nemo, Faustian man, Heart of Darkness, John Locke, Joseph Conrad, Jules Verne, Kurtz, Locke, Lost, Marlow, Michael Crichton, Mobilis in Mobile, Moby Dick, monster, Nautilus, novel, revenge, sci-fi, science-fiction, sea monsters, sperm whale, Stockholm syndrome, submarine, vengeance, whale on May 20, 2010| 8 Comments »
In which conclusory (if not conclusive) remarks are made regarding the final episodes in M. Verne’s adventure novel, Vingt mille lieues sous les mers; in which there may be spoilers, so if you haven’t read the book, don’t already know the basic story, and intend to read it for yourself one day — proceed with caution!
Posted in 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, novel, Verne, tagged 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Baconian man, Captain Nemo, Faustian man, hard science-fiction, Jules Verne, novel, soft science-fiction on March 29, 2010| 9 Comments »
In which the Orange Monk looks back over the First Part of M. Verne’s novel before pushing onward into the Second, and in which bets are taken in a pugilistic bout betwixt Dr. Faustus and Sir Francis Bacon
the Adventures of the Orange Monk 