The Purchase of the North Pole
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| The Purchase of the North Pole | |
| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sans dessus dessous |
| Illustrator | George Roux |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Series | Voyages Extraordinaires #37 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
| Publication date | 1889 |
| Published in English |
1890 |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Around the Moon |
The Purchase of the North Pole (French: Sans dessus dessous, 1889) is an adventure novel written by Jules Verne. In it, the Baltimore Gun Club from From the Earth to the Moon attempt to purchase the North Pole to access large deposits of coal beneath it.
[edit] Publication history
- 1890 USA: New York: J. G. Ogilvie and Company, published as Topsy-Turvy
- 1891, UK, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. First UK edition.
[edit] External links
- Topsy-Turvy, available at Project Gutenberg.
- Sans dessus dessous available at Jules Verne Collection (French)
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