As a pioneering piece of science fiction, Journey to the Centre of the Earth has inspired and influenced countless stories of science and adventure. The unabridged novel, presented as Jules Verne intended, is the ultimate story of a quest to know the seemingly unknowable, as the characters fearlessly face monstrous foes while making extraordinary discoveries. Join Professor Lindenbrock, Axel …
Professor Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down and destroy a menacing sea monster. However, he discovers that the beast is metal -- it is a giant submarine called the Nautilus built by the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. So begins an underwater adventure that takes them from the South Pole to the submerged lost city of Atlantis.
One evening while relaxing after dinner at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of great wealth and exacting tastes, makes an extraordinary £20,000 wager. He will perform an impossible feat and circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the cool-headed Englishman and his hot-blooded French man servant Passepartout immediately set of…
Retells the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo. This extraordinary voyage into the depths of the unknown aboard the legendary submarine nautilus commanded by brilliant, tragic Captain Nemo explores both the limitless possibilities of science and twist…
Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a good beach read. Jules Verne was ecstatic on March 10, 1868. Verne's best-known work is undoubtedly Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. It has held up incredibly well as a classic since it is both escapist delight and still has literary and scientific relevance. Jules Verne, a French author, wrote the classic science fiction adventure …
Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, be…