Lighthouse at the End of the World: The First English Translation of Verne's Ori

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? 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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jules Verne<br><b>Publisher:</b> Bison Books<br><b>Published:</b> 09/01/2007<br><b>Pages:</b> 210<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.62lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780803260078<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 07/09/2007 pg. 32<br><i>Library Journal</i> 12/15/2007 pg. 171<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Jules Verne (1828-1905), the most translated author in the world, wrote <i>The Meteor Hunt </i>(Nebraska 2006). In this first-ever publication in English of Verne's original manuscript, leading Verne scholar William Butcher not only translates magisterially but provides a full critical edition with penetra