by Jules Verne · Signo Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495060174
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«La estrella del sur» is the adventure novel by Jules Verne, published by Signo Editores in paperback (200 pages, in Spanish).
Víctor Cyprien, a French engineer in the diamond fields of Griqualand, wishes to marry Alice, daughter of a prospector who prefers a richer husband for her. To achieve this, he creates a synthetic diamond of 243 carats, «La estrella del sur», and gives it to her; when the stone disappears, Víctor and three rivals pursue it across South Africa.
It is part of the collection «Los viajes extraordinarios de Julio Verne» as volume 13. The novel was originally published in French as «L'Étoile du sud» in 1884.
An appropriate read for young readers and for lovers of adventure and travel classics.
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.
