Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen (Un capitaine de quinze ans) is a Jules Verne novel published in 1878. It deals primarily with the issue of slavery, and the African slave trade by other Africans in particular. This article is about the French author. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Themes
Themes explored in the novel include:
The painful learning of adult life - the hero, Dick Sand, must assume command of a ship after the disappearance of its captain.
The discovery of entomology
Condemnation of slavery
Revenge
Liste of characters
These names are as given in the orignal French version:
Dick Sand
Actéon
Alvez
Austin
Bat
Cousin Bénédict
Coïmbra
Dingo
Halima
Harris
Hercule, a recurring Verne character, here given the pseudonym Mgannga
Howik
Captain Hull
Ibn Hamis
Moina
Moini Loungga
Munito
Nan
Negoro
Tipo-Tipo
Tom
Samuel Vernon
Jack Weldon
James-W. Weldon
Mrs. Weldon
Sources
This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia article as of September 27, 2007.