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Doctor Ox and Other Stories
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Narrator
- Tad Davis
- Publisher
- BearManor Media
- Publish Date
- 19 May 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction
What to expect
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 of stories published in 1874 and translated that same year by George Towle. The translation has been extensively revised by Tad Davis, who has also written an afterword with notes on the historical and geographical background of the stories.
Doctor Ox and Other Stories 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”). The book closes with an essay by Verne’s brother Paul on the dangers of climbing Mont Blanc.
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Details
- Author
- Jules Verne
- Narrator
- Tad Davis
- Duration
- 8 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 19 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9798228971752
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BearManor Media
- Genre
- Classic fiction
Synopsis
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 of stories published in 1874 and translated that same year by George Towle. The translation has been extensively revised by Tad Davis, who has also written an afterword with notes on the historical and geographical background of the stories.Doctor Ox and Other Stories 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”). The book closes with an essay by Verne’s brother Paul on the dangers of climbing Mont Blanc.
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