A fifteen year old captain

captain a fifteen year old is a Romance of Jules Verne published in 1878, primarily devoted to the question of slavery, and more particularly of the trade of African slaves by other African.

Topics approached in the novel

  • the training painful of the life of adult (foam Dick Sand must indeed assume the command of the Pilgrim after the disappearance of the Hull captain) even remark can be made for the hero of '' [[P' tit-Catch] )
  • the discovery of the Entomologie (imposed by Cousin Bénédict which resembles, by many aspects, in Paganel in Children of the captain Grant )
  • the pure and simple judgment of slavery (topic present equalize in the Aventures of three Russians and three English in the Southern Africa )
  • anthropophagous Culture of the people from Africa
  • revenge (when the Dingo dog wanted to jump to the throat of Negoro which had assassinated Samuel Vernon, its Master)

List characters

  • Actéon
  • Alvez
  • Austin
  • Beats
  • Cousin Bénédict
  • Coïmbra
  • Dingo
  • Halima
  • Harris
  • Hercules, known under the pseudonym of Mgannga
  • Howik
  • Capitaine Hull
  • Ibn Hamis
  • Moina
  • Moini Loungga
  • Munito
  • Nan
  • Negoro
  • Dick Sand
  • Tipo-Tipo
  • Tom
  • Samuel Vernon
  • Jack Weldon
  • James-W. Weldon
  • Mrs. Weldon

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