About “The steam house”
The Steam House is an 1880 novel by Jules Verne that follows a group of British colonists traveling through the Raj in a wheeled house pulled by a steam-powered mechanical elephant. The story uses this unique vehicle to take readers on a journey through nineteenth-century India. Verne includes detailed descriptions of the landscape and culture, along with historical facts and social observations. The novel blends adventure with commentary on colonial life and technology. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1880
- Latest edition
- 1976 · ISBN 9780884119081
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