About the book: 2001 / “The Steam House” tells about the travels of several Europeans across India in a wonderful mechanical apparatus, shaped very much like an elephant. Dramatic clashes between heroes engaged in a long-standing political dispute take place against the backdrop of magnificent nature, remarkable historical and architectural monuments... “Uncle Robinson” is Jules Verne’s first attempt to create an adventure novel in which the educational principle would be organically combined with lively, intricate intrigue . Many motifs of this unfinished work were transferred to the famous “Mysterious Island”. The essay “Memories of Childhood and Youth” is about the author’s adolescent hobbies, about the awakening of his interest in travel and books. Artist E. A. Vedernikov Design by D. B. Kamenshchikov fb2 file created by Simon de Monfor (respect for the work done!) Cover and illustrations inserted by poRUchik (for those who are not afraid of the file size and the presence of illustrations is important).