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| Original Title: | Une fantaisie du docteur Ox |
| ISBN: | 1843910675 (ISBN13: 9781843910671) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Jules Verne
Paperback | Pages: 112 pages Rating: 3.44 | 772 Users | 42 Reviews
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Something very strange is in the air of the harmonious town of Quiquendone. Unknown to its inhabitants, the mad genius Dr. Ox has unleashed a veil of oxyhydric gas over the town—his own living laboratory—in an attempt to spice things up. In his amusing portrait of an idyllic community suddenly overtaken by an appetite for aggression, Jules Verne points to the ease with which any society—and the modern resonance is unmissable—can be manipulated by its masters into hatred and war. Jules Verne was the originator of modern science fiction; among his works are Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth.
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| Title | : | A Fantasy of Dr. Ox |
| Author | : | Jules Verne |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 112 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2003 by Hesperus Press (first published 1872) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Science Fiction. Cultural. France. Fantasy. Humor |
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Ricordi di infanzia dal "Corriere dei Piccoli" che era una meraviglia di giornale (Chi ha portato Moebius in Italia ?)Another quick read. Verne tells a satirical story of a Scientist and a little Flemish town he experiments on. The town becomes unknowing guinea pigs as Dr. Ox and his assistant Ygene (Oxygen) flood the town with large doses of Oxygen. The town believes he is kindly installing gas lights which burn on Oxyhydric Gas. Anyway, Dr. Ox proves that large doses of oxygen can cause people to behave most bizarrely as this little tranquil town of Quiquendone prepares to go to war against their neighbor
Fun--kind of like a hit of nitrous oxide. But awfully slight to be a book--and topical (I assume this is all a lampoon of the Prussian invasion--published in 1872 like it was). And the phlegmatic Flemish town and townsfolk were very very very phlegmatic indeed. Still, the last line but one is a hoot (in a snide kind of way): "Might it be that virtue, courage, talent, intelligence and imagination--all these qualities or faculties--are nothing but a question of oxygen?" Maybe I should challenge
An excellent book! One of the funniest by Jules Verne.There is also a huge social commentary which is relevant even now - all of us should pause to reflect on how belligerent we humans can become and how easily we can be swayed by the words/actions of others and enticed to act in ways we will regret later.Here are some memorable quotes from the book (plot spoiler) - "In short and in conclusion, might it be that virtue, courage, talent, intelligence, and imagination - all these qualities or
Jules Verne is capable of hilarity in this probably most surreal of his works. This book serves as warning that societies can be subject to adverse experiments under the disguise of science; and that is visionary from M. Verne.Certainly there is no lack of science here either and oxygen along hydrogen take prime.
Quiquendone is a self-sufficient land of barley-sugar and whipped cream. Already, I am hungry, and happy. Gloriously, this state of affairs was to continue throughout A Fantasy of Dr Ox.Jules Verne is the author who catapulted me into a certain type of book, when, very young, I gobbled up Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Around the Moon, and From the Earth to the Moon in a weekend, and then everything else I could find of his in the weeks shortly afterwards. I have read Journey to the Centre
Todo el inicio es muy lento y aburrido, se empieza a poner interesante como en el capÃtulo 6 o 7, pero sigue siendo lentoEl final es lo mejor del libro, es interesante y entretenido.Ojalá todo el libro fuera como los últimos 5 capÃtulos
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