Le_Superbe_Orénoque

<i>The Mighty Orinoco</i>

The Mighty Orinoco

1898 novel by Jules Verne

The Mighty Orinoco (French: Le Superbe Orénoque) is a novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828–1905), first published in 1898 as a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires.[1] It tells the story of young Jeanne's journey up the Orinoco River in Venezuela with her protector, Sergeant Martial, in order to find her father, Colonel de Kermor, who disappeared some years before.

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  • An illustration from the novel drawn by George Roux

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    "The Mighty Orinoco by Jules Verne". www.publishersweekly.com. 1 May 2003. Retrieved 2023-06-02.


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