The Sea Serpent: The Yarns of Jean Marie Cabidoulin (French: Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin, lit. The Stories of Jean-Marie Cabidoulin) is an adventure novel by French author Jules Verne first published in 1901. The story centers on a French whaling ship, the St. Enoch, which sets out from Le Havre on a voyage to kill whales for their meat and oil. The ship's cooper is the eponymous Cabidoulin, a firm believer in the existence of a giant serpent with a habit of dragging vessels to their doom.
.jpg) Title page of 1st illustrated French edition | |
| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin |
| Translator | I. O. Evans |
| Illustrator | Georges Roux |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages No. 49 |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1901 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1967 |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Preceded by | The Village in the Treetops |
| Followed by | The Kip Brothers |
Publication history
- 1967, UK, London, Arco, 191 pp., 60 illus., First English translation[1]
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External links
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- Les Histoires de Jean-Marie Cabidoulin available at Jules Verne Collection (in French)