The Lottery Ticket
A lottery ticket (also a lottery or a lottery ticket Loos ) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne. The novel was the first time in 1886 loterie of the publisher Pierre -Jules Hetzel under the French title Un billet de. (Le numéro 9672 ) published. The first German -language edition was published in 1887 under the title A lottery -Loos. The English title of the novel is The Lottery Ticket. In the U.S., the novel was titled No ticket. " 9672 " was published.
Action
The story begins in Norway in the county of Telemark. Here the widow woman lives Hansen, who runs with their children Hulda and Joël an inn in the mountains. The young Hulda support the mother at work and Joel works as a mountain guide and for tourists. Hulda is full of hope for the return of the fisherman Ole Kamp, who is her fiance. This is on a fishing campaign on the ship Viken off Newfoundland. Upon his return, the two want to get married.
In the rural idyll an unfriendly guest enters. Mr. Sandgoist exercises to the amazement of the children from their mother's pressure. The mother keeps her secret but for themselves.
The preparations for the wedding of Hulda and oils are already in full swing since the arrival of the Viken is expected. But their arrival is delayed day after day. Hulda is full of worries about Oles return.
Joël Hulda takes you on one of his trips to distract them. The tour will lead him to a tourist. Along the way they save on a large waterfall risked their lives to a man before the fall into the waterfall. It is the lovable Professor Sylvius Hog. This is a lawyer and member of the Norwegian Storting Chamber of Deputies. They bring Hog injured in the guest house of her mother. He is also popular tourist. He is very grateful to his rescuers and receives inquiries about the whereabouts of Ole after he realizes how desperately Hulda is. Hog finds a bottle that has fished out of the sea a Dane. The content is a lottery ticket with the number 9672, on the back is the following text: "3 Mai - Most expensive Hulda! The Viken is in the sink! My fortune is only in this lottery ticket. I can only trust God to send it to you, and since I can not be there, I beg you to attend the draw. Take it back with my last farewell to you! ... Do not forget me in your prayers, my Hulda ...! Farewell, beloved Bride, God be with you! - Ole Kamp ". Hulda ill after having heard this devastating news.
By publishing this engaging story in the newspapers on the "whole" world, there is a large amount of offers. The public is of the opinion that a lot must have with this fateful way odds. Offers to buy the lottery ticket on piling up. Hulda not sold the lot. It is more than a lottery ticket for them, it is Ole's last message to her. Sandgoist calls the lot for themselves. He is a usurer and has Hulda's mother by promissory notes to her house in his hand. To save the property of the family solves Hulda from the guilt and gives him the lot.
Sandgoist is not satisfied with the chance to win the lottery and wants to sell the lot to the highest bidder. But the public is so angry at this suggestion that he gets no offers for the lot.
On the day of the raffle, the siblings, the last wish Oles take appropriately into the draw in the company of Sylvius Hog. With the increase in prize money, the voltage increases. The highest profit falls to the lot with the number 9672nd Sandgoist seems to be the winner. Surprisingly occurs Ole Kamp with the lottery ticket in hand before to redeem his winnings. Then breaks Hulda together. The search of Sylvius Hog was successful! Ole was able to save an iceberg as a castaway. Hog could buy the lot before the draw for the usurer. Now Hulda and Ole can get married and family debts are paid.