Hunting for the meteor

Hunting for the meteor is a novel of the French writer Jules Verne published in 1908 after the death of the writer but written in 1898.

Synopsis

The history proceeds in a town of Virginia called Whaston. A meteor orbits about it around the Earth approaching is simultaneously discovered by two astronomers amateurs of Whaston, Misters Hudelson and Forsyth. Their competition to adapt the discovery of the meteor will cause well concern with the families of these astronomers amateurs, more particularly with their children who wish to marry. Their competition intensifies with the discovery of the composition of the meteor.

Comments

This novel was written in 1898, i.e. after the assassination of the editor Hetzel and the wound of the writer by his nephew (see article Jules Verne). Consequently, Hunting for the meteor is deprived of ambient enthusiasm in the extraordinary Voyages.

This novel is a criticism of pride, cupidity and capitalism (can be in connection with the momentary work of Verne to the Bourse), critical that Hetzel would not have allowed. Moreover, Verne criticizes itself there, qualifying French writer having a little too much imagination perhaps . This novel was stuffed faults (the author forgot to change season…) who later was modified by his son Michel Verne.

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