The Classic Tales Podcast · B.J. Harrison
Michael Strogoff, Part 8 of 9, by Jules Verne
February 20, 2026·1 hr 23 min·5 clips
How can Michael Strogoff cross the raging Yenisei River without a single boat in sight?
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Verne makes the Yenisei crossing feel like a wartime problem with no easy way across.
Verne shifts the chapter into hard-edged wartime pressure. The Yenisei is not just a river here but a mile-wide obstacle, and with no boat, raft, or ferry in sight, the crossing feels urgent rather than theoretical.
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You want a river crossing where the invaders are already pressing the far bank.
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