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A Floating City
AuthorJules Verne
Original titleUne ville flottante
IllustratorJules Férat
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
SeriesThe Extraordinary Voyages #8
GenreAdventure novel
PublisherPierre-Jules Hetzel
Publication date
1871
Published in English
1874
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Preceded byAround the Moon 
Followed byThe Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa 

A Floating City, or sometimes translated The Floating City (French: Une ville flottante), is an adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne first published in 1871 in France.[1] At the time of its publication, the novel enjoyed a similar level of popularity as Around the World in Eighty Days.[2] The first UK and US editions of the novel appeared in 1874.[3] Jules Férat provided the original illustrations for the novel.[4]

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1872 French book cover

It tells of a woman who, on board the ship Great Eastern with her abusive husband, finds that the man she loves is also on board.

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