Green Ray, The

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This new edition of ""The Green Ray"" brings the rarely available title by the famous French author Jules Verne to a new generation. The mysterious scientific phenomenon of the green ray is unpredictable and elusive. When Helena hears of its apparent mystical effects on the mind and soul she enlists her uncles and two very different suitors, one artist and one amateur scientist, to find it. They travel to Scotland to seek to catch a glimpse of green rays which shoot out from the sunset. Their numerous attempts are always unsuccessful, thwarted by clouds or boats blocking the sun, until finally the phenomenon is visible, but they are no longer watching the horizon.

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Title	Green Ray, The
Author	Jules Verne
Binding	Paperback
ISBN-13	9781905222124
No. of Pages	223
Series	N/A
Edition	N/A
Author Bio	Jules Verne was born in 1828, in Nantes, France. In 1847 he studied Law in Paris, but this was not his main passion in life. He enjoyed writing more than anything, and his first play was published in 1850. He was Scottish on his mother's side and developed a profound interest in Scotland. Also a keen geographer, he spent many hours in Paris libraries studying engineering and astronomy researching his first novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, which was published in 1863. A year later he published one of his most famous novels, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was published in 1873. He wrote prolifically through the rest of his life (54 novels) and died in 1905.
Back Cover Copy	The ray has the virtue of meaning that anyone who has seen it can no longer make a mistake in matters of sentiment; its appearance destroys illusions and lies. When a newspaper article tells Helena Campbell, whose impending arrange marriage is less than a love match, that seeing the green ray is an indication of true love, she refuses to marry anyone until she has seen it. Her quest to find the green ray takes her on an island-hopping tour of the Hebrides that nearly costs her her life, and Helena must ask herself - is seeing the green ray worth it? With which of her suitors will Helena see the ray? Or will she never see it at all? The Green Ray has all the hallmarks of a Verne classic - danger, romance, and of course a tale of marvellous adventure. Karen Loukes' new translation of Jules Verne's 'lost' Scottish novel recaptures the spirit of the original French text.
Reviews	'It is a charming literary work, very sweer, very simple and very sensitive.' - PIERRE-JULES HETZEL 'Of all Verne's novels, The Green Ray most closely follows his own travel... written with affection and personal recollection... close to his heart.' - PROFESSOR IAN THOMPSON
Table of Contents	N/A
BISAC Subject	FICTION / Classics
BIC Subject	Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

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