Gil Braltar

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Gil Braltar
Gil Braltar by Jules Verne.jpg
Illustration by Georges Roux
Author Jules Verne
Illustrator Georges Roux
LanguageFrench
Genre Satirical short story
Publication date
1887
Publication placeFrance

Gil Braltar is a satirical short story by French author Jules Verne. It was first published together with The Flight to France as a part of the Extraordinary Voyages series in 1887.[ citation needed ]

The story is set in Gibraltar. A Spanish man named Gil Braltar dresses up as a barbary macaque and becomes leader of a group of barbary macaques living there. He incites attack on a fortress in Gibraltar. The attack, initially successful, is foiled by a British general. This general is so ugly that the monkeys believe he was one of them and obey him when he leads them out. Verne's conclusion is that in the future only the ugliest generals will be sent to Gibraltar to keep the territory in British hands.[ citation needed ]

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