Facing the Flag

Jules Verne

• Publisher: Booklassic
• eBook ISBN: 9789635247158
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Science Fiction
• Index: Literature

Facing the Flag or For the Flag is a patriotic novel by Jules Verne. Like The Begum's Millions which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what would now be called a weapon of mass destruction) with the threat finally overcome through the force of French patriotism. It can be considered one of the first books dealing with problems which was to become paramount half a century after its publication: brilliant scientists discovering new weapons of great destructive power, whose full utilisation might literally destroy the world; the competition between various powers to obtain control of such weapons; and also the efforts of ruthless non-state groups to have it.

Table of contents

• Title
• Chapter 1 - Healthful House
• Chapter 2 - Count d'Artigas
• Chapter 3 - Kidnapped
• Chapter 4 - The Schooner “Ebba”
• Chapter 5 - Where am I.--(Notes by Simon Hart, the Engineer.)
• Chapter 6 - On Deck
• Chapter 7 - Two Days at Sea
• Chapter 8 - Back Cup
• Chapter 9 - Inside Back Cup
• Chapter 10 - Ker Karraje
• Chapter 11 - Five Weeks in Back Cup
• Chapter 12 - Engineer Serko’s Advice
• Chapter 13 - God Be with It
• Chapter 14 - Battle Between the “Sword” and the Tug
• Chapter 15 - Expectation
• Chapter 16 - Only a few more Hours
• Chapter 17 - One against Five
• Chapter 18 - On Board the “Tonnant”