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Lighthouse at the End of the World
Jules Verne
出版U of Nebraska Press, 2007-01-01
主題Fiction / Action & Adventure
ISBN97808032467680803246765
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=2SKfrzrszfAC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋At the extreme tip of South America, Staten Island has piercing Antarctic winds, lonely coasts assaulted by breakers, and sailors lost as their vessels smash on the dark rocks. Now that civilization dares to rule here, a lighthouse penetrates the last and wildest place of all. But Vasquez, the guardian of the sacred light, has not reckoned with the vicious, desperate Kongre gang, who murder his two friends and force him out into the wilderness. Alone, without resources, can he foil their cruel plans? ø A gripping tale of passion and perseverance, Verne?s testament novel paints a compelling picture of intrigue and heroism, schemes and calamities. The master storyteller returns here to the theme of civilization against its two oldest enemies: pitiless nature and men's savagery.