&bull; All content is redone in a new style, with the author&#39;s name and the title of the novel at the top.<br />&bull; For a better glance, a small graphic is added at the beginning of each chapter.<br />&bull; With a picture of Jules Verne, a detailed biography of him is added.<br /><br />Dick Sands, the epic of the slave trade, was published in 1878. This depiction of Africa&#39;s wilds, its adventures and dangers, as well as the brutal hunting of beasts and mankind, has long been a favourite of Verne&#39;s readers. It is devoid of wonders and inventions, instead attempting to transmit two real impressions through exciting situations and deeds. One is the traveler&#39;s teaching of geographical information, such as the picture of Africa as it has been discovered by explorers, botanists, and zoologists. The other is the moral lesson of slavery&#39;s terrible curse, its brutalising, horrifying influence on those who come into contact with it, and the utterly destructive impact it has had on Africa itself.<br /><br />&nbsp;