A Drama in Livonia explained

A Drama in Livonia
Title Orig:Un drame en Livonie
Translator:I. O. Evans
Illustrator:Léon Benett
Country:France
Language:French
Series:The Extraordinary Voyages No. 52
Genre:Adventure novel, tragedy
Publisher:Pierre-Jules Hetzel
Release Date:1904
English Release Date:1967
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Preceded By:Traveling Scholarships
Followed By:The Lighthouse at the End of the World

A Drama in Livonia (French: Un drame en Livonie) is a tragic mystery novel written by Jules Verne in 1893,[1] [2] revised in 1903 and first published in 1904.

Plot outline

In the Governorate of Livonia, a bank employee who is carrying money is murdered. The prime suspect is Professor Dimitri Nicolef. He was the only person present, besides the innkeeper German Kroff. Wladimir Yanof, a lawyer and the fiancé of Ilka Nicolef (the professor's daughter), has escaped from Siberia to prove the innocence of his future father-in-law.

Publication history

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Un drame en Livonie by VERNE Jules: Couverture rigide (1904) Signed by Author(s) Librairie Le Feu Follet . www.abebooks.com . 22 January 2022 . en.
  2. The book was written during the Dreyfus affair, hence the similarity of the stories.