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Around the World in Eighty Days / Geographical Transition

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: exploration, nature, expansion, military presence, progress  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2026-02-19

Between this and the railway extended vast plains, plentifully irrigated. On the right rose the lower spurs of the mountainous mass which extends sout...
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Around the World in Eighty Days / Strategic Navigation

Author: Jules Verne (Gutenberg)  | Themes: maritime trade, colonialism, navigation, economic expansion, international relations  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-12-05

In going to Shanghai we should not be forced to sail wide of the Chinese coast, which would be a great advantage, as the currents run northward, and w...