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Journey to the Centre of the Earth: Gilded Pocket Edition
This striking gift edition presents Jules Verne's classic work Journey to the Centre of the Earth , featuring a luxurious, gold-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers.
This timeless tale takes readers on an extraordinary adventure alongside Professor Otto Lidenbrock and his young nephew, Axel. When they stumble upon an ancient manuscript revealing the existence of a hidden world beneath the Earth's surface, they set out on a perilous quest that defies the boundaries of human imagination. As they descend through deep, dark tunnels and encounter unimaginable perils, the explorers witness stunning natural wonders, encounter prehistoric creatures, and uncover clues about the Earth's history.
This pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text , presented with a gold embossed cover design , ivory pages , beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic fiction.
ABOUT THE Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.
This timeless tale takes readers on an extraordinary adventure alongside Professor Otto Lidenbrock and his young nephew, Axel. When they stumble upon an ancient manuscript revealing the existence of a hidden world beneath the Earth's surface, they set out on a perilous quest that defies the boundaries of human imagination. As they descend through deep, dark tunnels and encounter unimaginable perils, the explorers witness stunning natural wonders, encounter prehistoric creatures, and uncover clues about the Earth's history.
This pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text , presented with a gold embossed cover design , ivory pages , beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic fiction.
ABOUT THE Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.
256 pages, Hardcover
Published July 2, 2024
About the author
Jules Verne
7,556 books12.4k followersNovels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include
Journey to the Center of the Earth
(1864) and
Around the World in Eighty Days
(1873).
This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_V...
This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).
Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_V...
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August 20, 2024
Honestly It was just a bit slow going. Also A very proper read you can tell it was originally written in French.
May 15, 2026
I wish they had actually gotten to the center 😔 It would have made up for all the monotony of their journey.
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