Michael Strogoff
First edition, 1876 | |
| Author | Jules Verne |
|---|---|
| Original title | Michel Strogoff |
| Translator | Agnes Kinloch Kingston (published under her husband's name: W. H. G. Kingston) |
| Illustrator | Jules Férat |
| Language | French |
| Series | The Extraordinary Voyages #14 |
| Genre | Adventure novel |
| Publisher | Pierre-Jules Hetzel |
Publication date | 1876 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1876 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Preceded by | The Survivors of the Chancellor |
| Followed by | Off on a Comet |
Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Unlike some of Verne's other novels, it is not science fiction, but its plot device is a scientific phenomenon (Leidenfrost effect).
The book was adapted into a play in 1880 by Verne himself and Adolphe d'Ennery. The book has been adapted several times into films, television shows and cartoon series.
Critic Leonard S. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than this, in fact it is deservedly ranked as one of the most thrilling tales ever written."