Doctor Ox and Other Stories

A scientist shows up in the sleepy village of Quiquendone and promises free gas lighting for the entire town. Surely there’s a catch!

Of course there is, and Jules Verne’s hilarious satire explores it in great detail. “A Fantasy of Doctor Ox” was the centerpiece of an anthology published in 1874 and translated that same year by George Towle. Towle’s translation has been newly revised by Tad Davis. It’s the only new version of the complete anthology—with an afterword providing background and commentary—available in audio.

It illustrates the surprising range of Verne’s talent: the opening satire (“Doctor Ox”); a Gothic horror story (“Master Zacharius”); a balloon trip that goes terrifyingly wrong (“A Drama in the Air”); and an ill-fated Arctic expedition (“A Winter Amid the Ice”). It also includes an essay by Verne’s brother Paul on the dangers of climbing Mont Blanc.

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Oversættere: George Makepeace Towle

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Lydbog: 19. maj 2026