The Classic Tales Podcast · B.J. Harrison
Michael Strogoff, Part 7 of 9, by Jules Verne
February 13, 2026·1 hr 15 min·5 clips
Michael Strogoff leaps forward to stop his mother's whipping, striking the traitor Ivan Ogarev across the face.
As heard by us
Verne turns public humiliation into pageantry, and the dread lands hard.
Jules Verne keeps the pressure on humiliation, loyalty, and public power as Michael Strogoff is brought before the emir and Ivan Ogarev's revenge begins to harden.
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You want a rescue story pressed into public disgrace and imperial spectacle.
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