The Adventures Of A Special Correspondent Among The Various Races And Countrie's of Central Asia

A fascinating travel adventure may be found in Jules Verne's The Adventures of a Special Correspondent. Claudius Bombarnac a reporter tasked with travelling from a port on the Caspian to China through the Transasiatic Railways serves as the protagonist of the novel.A fascinating cast of individuals including one who is attempting to break the round-the-world record and another who is a stowaway go with him on this expedition. In order for his novel to be more than simply a dry travelogue Claudius hopes that one of them will end up becoming the protagonist. When a special car guarded by soldiers is added to the train and is claimed to be transporting the remains of a famous Mandarin he is not dismayed. The huge Mandarin is really a sizable shipment that is being sent back to China from Persia. Unfortunately the train must pass through a significant portion of China that is under the corrupt rule of robber-chiefs. Claudius locates his hero before the voyage is over.