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THE FUR COUNTRY OR SEVENTY DEGREES NORTH LATTITUDE by Jules Verne (1828-1905) translated by Nancy Bell (1844-1933)

In 1859, officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company are given the mission to found a fort at 70 degrees north of the polar circle. At some point, an earthquake occurs, and from then on, laws of physics seem altered (a total eclipse happens to be only partial; tides are not perceived anymore). They eventually realise that they are not where they are supposed to be. (Summary from wikipedia)

01 - A Soiree at Fort Reliance - 18:34 02 - The Hudson’s Bay Fur Company - 15:24 03 - A Savant Thawed - 13:44 04-A Factory - 16:39 05 - From Fort Reliance to Fort enterprise - 16:37 06 - A Wapiti Duel - 18:15 07 - The Arctic Circle - 18:10 08 - The Great Bear Lake - 18:27 09 - A Storm on the Lake - 19:07 10 - A Retrospect - 15:04 11 - Along the Coast - 16:15 12 - The Midnight Sun — 16:07 13 - Fort Hope - 17:11 14- Some Excursions - 16:07 15 - Fifteen Miles from Cape Bathurst - 14:49 16 - Two Shots - 18:02 17 - The Approach of Winter - 19:26 18 - The Polar Night - 21:35 19 - A Neighbourly Visit - 21:07 20 - Mercury Freezes - 15:16 21 - The Large Polar Bears - 22:48 22 - Five Months More - 19:10 23 - The Eclipse of the 18th June 1860 - 21:34 24 - A Floating Fort - 12:11 25 - Where Are We? - 17:10 26-A Tour Of The Island - 19:32 27 - A Night Encampment - 19:23 28 - From July 25th To August 20th - 19:34 29 - Ten Days Of Tempest - 16:36 30-A Fire And A Cry - 20:35 31 - Mrs. Paulina Barnett’s Excursion - 23:16 32 -Kalumah’s Adventures - 18:33 33 - The Kamtchatka Current - 18:25 34 - A Communication From Lieutenant Hobson - 18:05 35-A Chance To Be Tried - 19:14 36 - Across The Ice-Field - 15:31 37 - The Winter Months - 16:53 38 - A Last Exploring Expedition - 23:33 39 - The Break-Up Of The Ice - 17:54 40 - The Avalanche - 13:23 41 - All At Work - 20:13 42 - Behring Sea - 17:06 43 - In The Offing - 12:37 44 - The Island Becomes An Isle - 11:13 45 - The Four Following Days - 12:02 46 - On A Piece Of Ice - 19:22 47 - Conclusion - 04:19

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