Michael Strogoff

According to Wikipedia, this is one of Verne's best books. "Michael Strogoff is a courier for the czar Alexander II of Russia. When the Tatar king Feofar Khan invades Russia, Strogoff is sent to Irkutsk to warn the governor, who is the brother of the czar, against the traitor Ivan Ogareff." Also according to Wikipedia: "Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author...