Doctor Ox

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Doctor Ox
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AuthorJules Verne
Original titleLe Docteur Ox
IllustratorLorenz Froelich, Théophile Schuler, Émile-Antoine Bayard, Adrien Marie, Barbant, and Edmond Yon
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
SeriesVoyages Extraordinaires
GenreShort stories
PublisherPierre-Jules Hetzel
Publication date
1874
Media typePrint

Doctor Ox (French: Le Docteur Ox) is a collection of short stories by Jules Verne, first published in 1874 by Pierre-Jules Hetzel.

It consists of four varied works by Verne:

  • "Une fantaisie du Docteur Ox" ("Dr. Ox's Experiment," 1872), illustrated by Lorenz Froelich
  • "Maître Zacharius" ("Master Zacharius," 1854), illustrated by Théophile Schuler
  • "Un drame dans les airs" ("A Drama in the Air," 1851), illustrated by Émile-Antoine Bayard
  • "Un hivernage dans les glaces" ("A Winter Amid the Ice," 1855), illustrated by and

The collection also includes a preface by Pierre-Jules Hetzel and a story, "Quarantième ascension au mont Blanc" ("Fortieth Ascent of Mont Blanc"), written by Verne's brother Paul and illustrated by .[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Dehs, Volker; Jean-Michel Margot; Zvi Har’El. "The Complete Jules Verne Bibliography: II. Short Stories". Jules Verne Collection. Zvi Har’El. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. ^ Paul, René. "The Illustrated Jules Verne: The Original Illustrations of the Voyages Extraordinaires". Jules Verne Collection. Zvi Har’El. Retrieved 22 April 2013.

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