Adventures of Captain Hatteras

A tale full of adventures and amazing discoveries. The book is about the life-threatening adventures of Captain Hatteras and his crew as they discover the truth about the polar terrain.

Mutiny, shipwrecks, cold, hunger and even polar bears are a part of this exciting adventure. "The English at the North Pole" is the first part of Jules Verne's novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" from 1864. It tells the story of the ambitious and determined captain who will do whatever it takes to get to the North Pole. The journey is however not that easy and many obstacles are in the way. The sea around the pole turns out to be frozen so the captain and a part of his crew are forced to spend a long winter on the island "New America". Will they survive the freezing weather and possible attacks? Will the captain's strength, perseverance and determination be able to oppose the obstacles? Find out in this exciting adventure novel.

Why would the Captain jump into a volcano crater? And will he make it back out alive? "The Desert of Ice" is the second part of Jules Verne's novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras" from 1864. Captain Hatteras and his crew who have survived the long winter on island "New America" continue their expedition to the North Pole. They discover an island with an active volcano and it turns out that the exact location of the pole is in the crater. Is this the end to the long, difficult and dangerous expedition? If nobody survives how will the rest of the world learn about it? Is it possible that the Captain survives, and is the information he gained more important and valuable than his own health and well being?

Captain Hatteras has one goal remaining in life, to reach the North Pole at all costs. With a purpose built steamship he sets out on the greatest voyage of his life but when their fortunes turn, his crew mutinies, destroying their ship in the process. Stranded in the Arctic in winter, Hatteras with a small group of his remaining crew will push further in to the white waste, relying on their intuition and no small amount of luck to survive. What they find will leave them changed men forever. It is a gripping journey marked by Verne's mastery of science fiction, creating a poignant and memorable conclusion for a brilliant character.