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Facing the Flag
1896 novel by Jules Verne / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Facing the Flag or For the Flag (French: Face au drapeau) is an 1896 patriotic novel by Jules Verne. The book is part of the Voyages extraordinaires series.
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Author | Jules Verne |
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Original title | Face au drapeau |
Translator | Cashel Hoey |
Illustrator | Léon Benett |
Language | French |
Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #42 |
Genre | Adventure novel, Science fiction[1] |
Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1896 |
Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1897 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Preceded by | Propeller Island |
Followed by | Clovis Dardentor |
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Like The Begum's Millions, which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism.