Knowledge

The Thompson Travel Agency

Source đź“ť

204:. Aboard are more than a hundred tourists as well as Mr. Thompson himself, the owner of the travel agency. During the voyage it becomes evident that Mr. Thompson, an irresponsible and money-obsessed businessman, has planned neither the ocean voyage nor the visits to land; everything has to be arranged during the voyage. Problems occur, food spoils, and travelers become increasingly dissatisfied on the way from the Azores to Madeira. During the voyage, Morgand becomes enamoured with a female passenger, a young American widow named Alice Lindsay. Their romance is threatened by her brother-in-law and rejected admirer, Jack Lindsay, who is pursuing Alice for her money. Meanwhile, Alice Lindsay's nineteen-year-old sister Dolly becomes enamoured with a kindly French officer-on-leave, Roger de Sorgues. 31: 1229: 197:. Because Morgand speaks fluent English, Spanish and Portuguese, he easily wins the job. During the days following, however, Morgand sees an advertisement for a rival agency, Thompson & Company, offering the same tour at a better price. Both travel agents compete until Morgan's employer Baker is forced to cancel its tour. The triumphant Thompson agency, however, also needs an interpreter, and Morgand is given the job, though at much less pay. 231:
who attempt to ransom them. In the ensuing adventures, Jack Lindsay is killed in battle, but the other survivors are finally rescued. The novel ends happily with a double wedding: Robert Morgand with Alice Lindsay, and Roger de Sorgues with Dolly. The voyage ends out well even for Mr. Thompson, who,
184:
The novel begins in London, where an impoverished French teacher named Robert Morgand applies at the travel agency Baker & Company for the post of guide and interpreter for a tour of three archipelagos: the
462: 1170: 630: 265:
by Jules Verne was accepted for more than a century, until the discovery of the original manuscript proved Michel Verne's authorship.
999: 959: 438: 363: 558: 542: 422: 406: 1187: 223:
fail, and the ship is forced to proceed at a much slower pace, driven by sail only. The ship is finally wrecked near
526: 494: 478: 1139: 1063: 1039: 983: 934: 662: 1007: 227:, but the survivors make it to the shore and eventually to continental Africa, where they are captured by 30: 1253: 913: 814: 774: 430: 414: 766: 356: 582: 1258: 1175: 885: 758: 376: 598: 518: 398: 386: 96: 250:
in book form the same year. An English translation by I. O. Evans was published in two volumes (
899: 646: 534: 1182: 878: 686: 654: 486: 315: 1232: 1215: 1023: 892: 742: 638: 590: 349: 8: 822: 798: 622: 247: 107: 232:
despite his creditors and disgruntled passengers, cleverly manages to avoid bankruptcy.
1202: 1197: 1192: 1015: 967: 857: 806: 750: 694: 614: 1122: 850: 678: 670: 1031: 991: 941: 871: 790: 734: 718: 502: 17: 1207: 1117: 782: 726: 710: 606: 550: 470: 454: 446: 262: 190: 157: 288: 1107: 1097: 702: 566: 510: 194: 77: 1247: 906: 574: 341: 1164: 1112: 1102: 920: 208: 173: 44: 1127: 927: 372: 216: 169: 48: 1092: 864: 242: 224: 1146: 1055: 463:
The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
219:. During the return voyage to Britain, however, the engines of the 212: 228: 186: 1087: 246:
from October 17, 1907 to December 25, 1907, and published by
286: 316:"A Bibliography of Jules Verne's English Translations" 289:"The Complete Jules Verne Bibliography: X. Apocrypha" 1245: 371: 287:Dehs, Volker; Jean-Michel Margot; Zvi Har’El. 357: 282: 280: 278: 261:The publisher's claim that the novel was a 200:Morgand begins his services on the steamer 364: 350: 240:The novel was serialized in the newspaper 1081: 275: 1246: 960:The Lighthouse at the End of the World 439:Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas 235: 345: 313: 307: 35:Frontispiece of the original edition 559:Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon 543:Tribulations of a Chinaman in China 13: 423:The Adventures of Captain Hatteras 407:Journey to the Center of the Earth 14: 1270: 1188:Cultural influence of Jules Verne 1228: 1227: 168:) is a 1907 novel attributed to 29: 1000:The Survivors of the "Jonathan" 527:Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen 495:The Survivors of the Chancellor 479:Around the World in Eighty Days 314:Evans, Arthur B. (March 2005). 1064:Journey Through the Impossible 1059:(1874, short story collection) 1040:Paris in the Twentieth Century 984:The Chase of the Golden Meteor 663:The Purchase of the North Pole 207:The journey continues through 1: 1008:The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz 268: 166:The Agency Thompson & Co. 215:, where the travelers climb 7: 914:The Mutineers of the Bounty 775:The Village in the Treetops 24:The Thompson Travel Agency 10: 1275: 976:The Thompson Travel Agency 431:In Search of the Castaways 415:From the Earth to the Moon 153:The Thompson Travel Agency 15: 1223: 1158: 1074: 951: 840: 833: 767:The Castaways of the Flag 384: 141: 133:Published in English 131: 123: 113: 103: 91: 83: 73: 65: 55: 40: 28: 1216:Jules Verne lunar crater 1035:(1992, written ca. 1847) 886:The Count of Chanteleine 759:The Will of an Eccentric 60:L’Agence Thompson and Co 16:Not to be confused with 979:(1907, by Michel Verne) 599:The Archipelago on Fire 519:The Child of the Cavern 399:Five Weeks in a Balloon 320:Science Fiction Studies 179: 172:but written by his son 162:L’Agence Thompson et Co 97:Voyages Extraordinaires 583:KĂ©raban the Inflexible 293:Jules Verne Collection 161: 879:A Winter amid the Ice 687:The Carpathian Castle 655:Family Without a Name 487:The Mysterious Island 1043:(1994, written 1863) 1027:(1989, written 1859) 1024:Backwards to Britain 893:The Blockade Runners 743:An Antarctic Mystery 639:The Flight to France 591:The Vanished Diamond 900:Dr. Ox's Experiment 823:Invasion of the Sea 815:Master of the World 799:Travel Scholarships 647:Two Years' Vacation 631:North Against South 623:Robur the Conqueror 535:The Begum's Fortune 236:Publication history 56:Original title 25: 1254:1907 French novels 1203:Jules Verne Trophy 1198:Jules Verne Awards 1193:Jules Verne Museum 1016:The Barsac Mission 968:The Golden Volcano 858:A Drama in the Air 807:A Drama in Livonia 751:The Mighty Orinoco 695:Claudius Bombarnac 615:The Lottery Ticket 256:End of the Journey 23: 1241: 1240: 1171:Jules Verne House 1135: 1134: 1123:Jean Passepartout 1050: 1049: 851:A Drama in Mexico 679:Mistress Branican 149: 148: 124:Publication place 1266: 1231: 1230: 1179: 1079: 1078: 1032:A Priest in 1839 992:The Danube Pilot 942:The Eternal Adam 935:In the Year 2889 872:Master Zacharius 838: 837: 791:The Kip Brothers 735:Clovis Dardentor 719:Propeller Island 503:Michael Strogoff 366: 359: 352: 343: 342: 336: 335: 333: 331: 311: 305: 304: 302: 300: 284: 115:Publication date 108:J. Hetzel et Cie 33: 26: 22: 18:Thomson Holidays 1274: 1273: 1269: 1268: 1267: 1265: 1264: 1263: 1259:Nautical novels 1244: 1243: 1242: 1237: 1219: 1173: 1154: 1131: 1118:Jacques Paganel 1070: 1046: 947: 842: 829: 783:The Sea Serpent 727:Facing the Flag 711:Captain Antifer 607:Mathias Sandorf 551:The Steam House 471:The Fur Country 455:A Floating City 447:Around the Moon 389:extraordinaires 388: 380: 370: 340: 339: 329: 327: 312: 308: 298: 296: 285: 276: 271: 263:posthumous work 252:Package Holiday 238: 191:Madeira Islands 182: 142:Media type 134: 116: 36: 21: 12: 11: 5: 1272: 1262: 1261: 1256: 1239: 1238: 1236: 1235: 1224: 1221: 1220: 1218: 1213: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1168: 1162: 1160: 1156: 1155: 1153: 1152: 1144: 1136: 1133: 1132: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1108:Lord Glenarvan 1105: 1100: 1098:David Farragut 1095: 1090: 1085: 1083: 1076: 1072: 1071: 1069: 1068: 1060: 1051: 1048: 1047: 1045: 1044: 1036: 1028: 1020: 1012: 1004: 996: 988: 980: 972: 964: 955: 953: 949: 948: 946: 945: 938: 931: 924: 917: 910: 903: 896: 889: 882: 875: 868: 861: 854: 846: 844: 835: 831: 830: 828: 827: 819: 811: 803: 795: 787: 779: 771: 763: 755: 747: 739: 731: 723: 715: 707: 703:Foundling Mick 699: 691: 683: 675: 671:CĂ©sar Cascabel 667: 659: 651: 643: 635: 627: 619: 611: 603: 595: 587: 579: 571: 567:Godfrey Morgan 563: 555: 547: 539: 531: 523: 515: 511:Off on a Comet 507: 499: 491: 483: 475: 467: 459: 451: 443: 435: 427: 419: 411: 403: 394: 392: 382: 381: 369: 368: 361: 354: 346: 338: 337: 306: 273: 272: 270: 267: 237: 234: 195:Canary Islands 181: 178: 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 135: 132: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 117: 114: 111: 110: 105: 101: 100: 93: 89: 88: 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 42: 38: 37: 34: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1271: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1251: 1249: 1234: 1226: 1225: 1222: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1210: 1206: 1204: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1177: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1157: 1151: 1150: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1138: 1137: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1080: 1077: 1073: 1066: 1065: 1061: 1058: 1057: 1053: 1052: 1042: 1041: 1037: 1034: 1033: 1029: 1026: 1025: 1021: 1018: 1017: 1013: 1010: 1009: 1005: 1002: 1001: 997: 994: 993: 989: 986: 985: 981: 978: 977: 973: 970: 969: 965: 962: 961: 957: 956: 954: 950: 943: 939: 936: 932: 929: 925: 922: 918: 915: 911: 908: 907:An Ideal City 904: 901: 897: 894: 890: 887: 883: 880: 876: 873: 869: 866: 862: 859: 855: 852: 848: 847: 845: 839: 836: 832: 825: 824: 820: 817: 816: 812: 809: 808: 804: 801: 800: 796: 793: 792: 788: 785: 784: 780: 777: 776: 772: 769: 768: 764: 761: 760: 756: 753: 752: 748: 745: 744: 740: 737: 736: 732: 729: 728: 724: 721: 720: 716: 713: 712: 708: 705: 704: 700: 697: 696: 692: 689: 688: 684: 681: 680: 676: 673: 672: 668: 665: 664: 660: 657: 656: 652: 649: 648: 644: 641: 640: 636: 633: 632: 628: 625: 624: 620: 617: 616: 612: 609: 608: 604: 601: 600: 596: 593: 592: 588: 585: 584: 580: 577: 576: 575:The Green Ray 572: 569: 568: 564: 561: 560: 556: 553: 552: 548: 545: 544: 540: 537: 536: 532: 529: 528: 524: 521: 520: 516: 513: 512: 508: 505: 504: 500: 497: 496: 492: 489: 488: 484: 481: 480: 476: 473: 472: 468: 465: 464: 460: 457: 456: 452: 449: 448: 444: 441: 440: 436: 433: 432: 428: 425: 424: 420: 417: 416: 412: 409: 408: 404: 401: 400: 396: 395: 393: 391: 390: 383: 378: 374: 367: 362: 360: 355: 353: 348: 347: 344: 326:(95): 105–141 325: 321: 317: 310: 294: 290: 283: 281: 279: 274: 266: 264: 259: 257: 253: 249: 248:Hetzel et Cie 245: 244: 233: 230: 226: 222: 218: 214: 210: 205: 203: 198: 196: 192: 188: 177: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 154: 144: 140: 136: 130: 126: 122: 118: 112: 109: 106: 102: 99: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 79: 76: 72: 68: 64: 61: 58: 54: 50: 46: 43: 39: 32: 27: 19: 1208: 1165:Michel Verne 1148: 1140: 1113:Captain Nemo 1103:Phileas Fogg 1067:(1882, play) 1062: 1054: 1038: 1030: 1022: 1014: 1006: 998: 990: 982: 975: 974: 966: 958: 921:Frritt-Flacc 821: 813: 805: 797: 789: 781: 773: 765: 757: 749: 741: 733: 725: 717: 709: 701: 693: 685: 677: 669: 661: 653: 645: 637: 629: 621: 613: 605: 597: 589: 581: 573: 565: 557: 549: 541: 533: 525: 517: 509: 501: 493: 485: 477: 469: 461: 453: 445: 437: 429: 421: 413: 405: 397: 385: 377:bibliography 330:February 11, 328:. Retrieved 323: 319: 309: 299:February 11, 297:. Retrieved 295:. Zvi Har’El 292: 260: 255: 251: 241: 239: 220: 209:Gran Canaria 206: 201: 199: 183: 174:Michel Verne 165: 164:, literally 152: 151: 150: 95: 59: 47:(writing as 45:Michel Verne 1209:Jules Verne 1174: [ 1128:Cyrus Smith 928:Gil Braltar 834:Other works 373:Jules Verne 258:) in 1965. 217:Mount Teide 170:Jules Verne 78:LĂ©on Benett 74:Illustrator 69:I. O. Evans 49:Jules Verne 1248:Categories 1093:Tom Ayrton 1082:Characters 865:Martin Paz 269:References 243:Le Journal 225:Cape Verde 193:, and the 66:Translator 1147:HMS  1056:Doctor Ox 490:(1874–75) 442:(1869–70) 434:(1867–68) 104:Publisher 1233:Category 1141:Nautilus 1075:Universe 944:" (1910) 937:" (1889) 930:" (1887) 923:" (1884) 916:" (1879) 909:" (1875) 902:" (1872) 895:" (1865) 888:" (1864) 881:" (1855) 874:" (1854) 867:" (1852) 860:" (1851) 853:" (1851) 229:Bedouins 213:Tenerife 84:Language 1159:Related 843:stories 387:Voyages 1019:(1919) 1011:(1910) 1003:(1909) 995:(1908) 987:(1908) 971:(1906) 963:(1905) 952:Novels 826:(1905) 818:(1904) 810:(1904) 802:(1903) 794:(1902) 786:(1901) 778:(1901) 770:(1900) 762:(1899) 754:(1898) 746:(1897) 738:(1896) 730:(1896) 722:(1895) 714:(1894) 706:(1893) 698:(1892) 690:(1892) 682:(1891) 674:(1890) 666:(1889) 658:(1889) 650:(1888) 642:(1887) 634:(1887) 626:(1886) 618:(1886) 610:(1885) 602:(1884) 594:(1884) 586:(1883) 578:(1882) 570:(1882) 562:(1881) 554:(1880) 546:(1879) 538:(1879) 530:(1878) 522:(1877) 514:(1877) 506:(1876) 498:(1875) 482:(1873) 474:(1873) 466:(1872) 458:(1871) 450:(1870) 426:(1866) 418:(1865) 410:(1864) 402:(1863) 221:Seamew 202:Seamew 189:, the 187:Azores 158:French 127:France 92:Series 87:French 41:Author 1178:] 1167:(son) 1149:Sword 1088:Aouda 841:Short 324:XXXII 322:. 1. 145:Print 1183:Tomb 332:2013 301:2013 254:and 211:and 180:Plot 137:1965 119:1907 1211:ATV 1250:: 1176:fr 318:. 291:. 277:^ 176:. 160:: 940:" 933:" 926:" 919:" 912:" 905:" 898:" 891:" 884:" 877:" 870:" 863:" 856:" 849:" 379:) 375:( 365:e 358:t 351:v 334:. 303:. 156:( 51:) 20:.

Index

Thomson Holidays

Michel Verne
Jules Verne
LĂ©on Benett
Voyages Extraordinaires
J. Hetzel et Cie
French
Jules Verne
Michel Verne
Azores
Madeira Islands
Canary Islands
Gran Canaria
Tenerife
Mount Teide
Cape Verde
Bedouins
Le Journal
Hetzel et Cie
posthumous work



"The Complete Jules Verne Bibliography: X. Apocrypha"
"A Bibliography of Jules Verne's English Translations"
v
t
e
Jules Verne

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑