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Works of Jules Verne : Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; A Journey to the Center of the Earth; From the Earth to the Moon; Round the Moon; Around the World in Eighty Days
This superb volume of classic science fiction and adventure represents the best of Jules Verne, the master of imaginative literature who has been called "The Father of Science Fiction."
The stories in this volume are complete and unabridged-- the original novels as they were first published -- illustrated by hundreds of rare, exciting and atmospheric 19th century French engravings.
The books of Jules Verne created characters and formulated ideas which have stimulated and entertained countless readers since they first appeared. They have been the subject of films, radio dramatizations and have even been presented on ice Read the originals now and one of the world's greatest ever story tellers will give you hours of pleasure and enjoyment.
Stories included are: "Around the World in 80 Days, The Clipper of the Clouds, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon" and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea."
The stories in this volume are complete and unabridged-- the original novels as they were first published -- illustrated by hundreds of rare, exciting and atmospheric 19th century French engravings.
The books of Jules Verne created characters and formulated ideas which have stimulated and entertained countless readers since they first appeared. They have been the subject of films, radio dramatizations and have even been presented on ice Read the originals now and one of the world's greatest ever story tellers will give you hours of pleasure and enjoyment.
Stories included are: "Around the World in 80 Days, The Clipper of the Clouds, Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon" and "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea."
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Jules Verne
6,360 books12k 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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November 17, 2010
It definitely doesn't feel like it took me a month to get through this monstrosity. Though I did break between books with other novels, so it was much more manageable.
So. Jules Verne, one of our great forefathers of science fiction. He provides massive amounts of science and math, which go above my head most of the time. Regardless, I like him. I even like the movies that were based upon his novels. Even after this collection, I still want to read more of his stuff. A reliable source (aka, Wikipedia) claims there's a novella to be had...
Onto the book reviews!
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Enter the world of the Nautilus, a secert submarine in control of one Captain Nemo. Professor Aronnax and his companions discover it accidentally, believing to be hunting a massive narwal, and are taken on an underwater trip around the world.
While the professor's lists of underwater life are exhausting, it's a world that's easily imagined. But it's not all joy—they're prisoners of Captain Nemo, for whoever boards the Nautilus is there the rest of his days. Aronnax is torn between exploring the seas—which he has already been studying—and escaping with his companions to the lives they once knew.
Much of the story is exploration and admiration of sea life which, after a while, is tedious. Especially when you don't know anything about fish. But the action scenes, when stuff actually happens, is quite good. We explore shipwrecks and lost treasure, and come across some nasty sea beasts. I wouldn't mind having a Naitulus of my own. Assuming I'd be able to leave it one day, of course.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
This is basically the same concept, except we're now traveling through the earth rather than the sea. But thanks to my Earth Science class way back in the 9th grade, I'm kind of fascinated by geology. And as they travel, they discuss the earth's layers and discover long-forgotten plants and animals thought to be extinct. Coolest thing ever? I think so.
Journey to the Moon and Round the Moon
Lumping these together, as one's the sequel to the other. Cool concept—building a giant gun that will shoot a projectile at the moon. But there's so much math and science that it makes my head spin. I don't care about figures; I care about the story. Tough to get through the first book.
And the second goes through the "bullet's" actual journey, which I thought would be more interesting, but it was still chocked full of scientific babble. Which is unfortunate, because I was rather liking the characters. But they're so intelligent that I don't understand a word they're saying most of the time.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Mr. Fogg, a reclusive English gentleman, places a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. He brings his rambunctious servant with him. Meanwhile, a detective is following them because he believe Mr. Fogg is a bank robber.
I actually found myself laughing throughout this book. The servant is an idiot and always getting into trouble, and the detective isn't at all sly about his sneaking about. Yes, it's yet another story about travel, but it includes someone following them around—which makes it infinitely more fun.
Short Stories
I wish Verne had written more short stories. They're so bizarre that I love them. In Dr. Ox's Experiment, a slow, peaceful town goes beserk due to (you guessed it) Dr. Ox's experiement, who is an outsider. The people of this town are easy-going to the point of being lethargic—business meetings take six hours, and nothing is resolved (no one has made a decision in the town for hundreds of years). Engagements last ten years. It's ridiculous to the point of being hysterical.
Master Zacharius focuses around a clock maker whose existence depends upon the workings of his clocks. Literally. Easily my favorite short story of the bunch. He makes himself crazy trying to figure out why his watches are dying, much to the dismay of his daughter and apprentice. And then there's that creepy little man with a clock for a face that always follows them...
A Drama in the Air was a little dry for me to get through, as it dealt mostly with facts about ballooning. Again we're dealing with a crazed man (do we see a trend?) who jumps into a balloon as it's ascending, frightening the balloonist, and takes over the trip. His purpose is to die in a ballooning accident.
Honestly, how did he come up with this stuff?
So. Jules Verne, one of our great forefathers of science fiction. He provides massive amounts of science and math, which go above my head most of the time. Regardless, I like him. I even like the movies that were based upon his novels. Even after this collection, I still want to read more of his stuff. A reliable source (aka, Wikipedia) claims there's a novella to be had...
Onto the book reviews!
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Enter the world of the Nautilus, a secert submarine in control of one Captain Nemo. Professor Aronnax and his companions discover it accidentally, believing to be hunting a massive narwal, and are taken on an underwater trip around the world.
While the professor's lists of underwater life are exhausting, it's a world that's easily imagined. But it's not all joy—they're prisoners of Captain Nemo, for whoever boards the Nautilus is there the rest of his days. Aronnax is torn between exploring the seas—which he has already been studying—and escaping with his companions to the lives they once knew.
Much of the story is exploration and admiration of sea life which, after a while, is tedious. Especially when you don't know anything about fish. But the action scenes, when stuff actually happens, is quite good. We explore shipwrecks and lost treasure, and come across some nasty sea beasts. I wouldn't mind having a Naitulus of my own. Assuming I'd be able to leave it one day, of course.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth
This is basically the same concept, except we're now traveling through the earth rather than the sea. But thanks to my Earth Science class way back in the 9th grade, I'm kind of fascinated by geology. And as they travel, they discuss the earth's layers and discover long-forgotten plants and animals thought to be extinct. Coolest thing ever? I think so.
Journey to the Moon and Round the Moon
Lumping these together, as one's the sequel to the other. Cool concept—building a giant gun that will shoot a projectile at the moon. But there's so much math and science that it makes my head spin. I don't care about figures; I care about the story. Tough to get through the first book.
And the second goes through the "bullet's" actual journey, which I thought would be more interesting, but it was still chocked full of scientific babble. Which is unfortunate, because I was rather liking the characters. But they're so intelligent that I don't understand a word they're saying most of the time.
Around the World in Eighty Days
Mr. Fogg, a reclusive English gentleman, places a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. He brings his rambunctious servant with him. Meanwhile, a detective is following them because he believe Mr. Fogg is a bank robber.
I actually found myself laughing throughout this book. The servant is an idiot and always getting into trouble, and the detective isn't at all sly about his sneaking about. Yes, it's yet another story about travel, but it includes someone following them around—which makes it infinitely more fun.
Short Stories
I wish Verne had written more short stories. They're so bizarre that I love them. In Dr. Ox's Experiment, a slow, peaceful town goes beserk due to (you guessed it) Dr. Ox's experiement, who is an outsider. The people of this town are easy-going to the point of being lethargic—business meetings take six hours, and nothing is resolved (no one has made a decision in the town for hundreds of years). Engagements last ten years. It's ridiculous to the point of being hysterical.
Master Zacharius focuses around a clock maker whose existence depends upon the workings of his clocks. Literally. Easily my favorite short story of the bunch. He makes himself crazy trying to figure out why his watches are dying, much to the dismay of his daughter and apprentice. And then there's that creepy little man with a clock for a face that always follows them...
A Drama in the Air was a little dry for me to get through, as it dealt mostly with facts about ballooning. Again we're dealing with a crazed man (do we see a trend?) who jumps into a balloon as it's ascending, frightening the balloonist, and takes over the trip. His purpose is to die in a ballooning accident.
Honestly, how did he come up with this stuff?
January 15, 2013
I've never read anything by Verne that I didn't like!
September 29, 2017
Con este libro comenzamos mi aventura en el ámbito de las letras
Ya que por toda la travesía de la aventura yo me encontré en el Submarino con el capitán nemo
Ya que por toda la travesía de la aventura yo me encontré en el Submarino con el capitán nemo
December 23, 2025
I found the drama of this adventure exhausting! I listened to it from Audible classics. It is a classic that I hadn't previously read, though the story seemed familiar- perhaps from television in my childhood, and I was listening while painting, so a little distracted. Overall, it is a story told by a reluctant protagonist kind of forced into accompanying his uncle, a great adventurer and scientist, on the journey. Scrape after scrape, crisis after crisis, they go along on their journey, and discover an underground world in the Earth. I'm glad I listened to it, to become familiar with the story told by Jules Verne. I doubt I would have plowed through it if I had to read it.
June 23, 2023
I love.d this book and I loved listening to it again. The tortured Captain and the thinly viewed hint of his families destruction. The wonderful professor and his daughter and the complicated harponist. The amazing seascapes and daring fights with the ironclad of the day. It holds up well which shows what a forward thinker Verne was for his day. Electricity to power his machine brilliant. This book is good for people who liked Moby Dick, historical sci- fi and boys own adventures.
March 15, 2021
O calatorie extraordinara vazuta prin ochii profesorului Pierre Aronnax la bordul minunatiei tehnologice numite Nautilus. Plina de termeni de specialitate in domeniul geologiei si geografiei, cartea trebuie parcursa in prezenta unei harti si unii dictionar, urmand sa inveti foarte multe informatii si concepte despre lume.
March 16, 2022
i read journey to the center of the earth, and it was fairly okay. i should’ve realized that the book was more about the journey rather than the destination because i spent the entire story waiting for some fight scene or something once they got to their destination, but the story was in their journey
December 25, 2024
A true classic indeed. No wonder Jules Verne is respected in the world of authors and books.
Apart from the classification of the water Kingdom denizens,the story is bound to keep one enthralled till the very end
I hope someday somebody who is an equally as good an author, ventures to write a book '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea part 2!
Apart from the classification of the water Kingdom denizens,the story is bound to keep one enthralled till the very end
I hope someday somebody who is an equally as good an author, ventures to write a book '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea part 2!
October 18, 2020
This was a book I've heard a lot about and was curious about but never read until now. It was very descriptive and creative for it's time. You can definitely tell by the language and vocabulary used that it was written long ago. Not the best book I've read but definitely worth the read.
June 13, 2023
20,000 ways to describe a fish.
Imaginary premise but all adaptations are better. High rating for sparking people's imagination and creating awesome movies, series. But the prose is dull and the plot nearly non existent.
Imaginary premise but all adaptations are better. High rating for sparking people's imagination and creating awesome movies, series. But the prose is dull and the plot nearly non existent.
August 6, 2023
It really felt as though I was on this submarine with them. The sense of panic and curiosity was a nice feeling amidst mundane academic life. I think I want to re-read Verne's works. True works of art!
September 4, 2019
Exciting adventure, very intense and fun to read. It was a harder read and took a while, but I loved it!
June 20, 2020
Šioke knygoje yra daug filosofijos, bet ir daug nuotykiu.
September 17, 2020
Oh, Jules Verne! The worlds you took me to! I don't know how kids would perceive him now, but in the 90s, he was still magical.
November 13, 2020
This was a really fun and adventurous read!
March 24, 2022
My father gave me an anthology containing these titles when I was eight years old, and I read it in one summer. It kicked off my lifelong love of reading.
April 27, 2023
I know alot about fish after reading this book.
September 1, 2024
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - A fantastic adventure story that tells the tale of life underwater. Captain Nemo takes us on an adventure to see fish of all species, sea animal, and land mammals. As he takes his crew and the three men he "detained" from the North to South Pole, and all over the oceans, they marvel in what they see, including the lost city of Atlantis lying at the bottom of the ocean. On board we see a fantastic submarine that holds crazy amounts of electricity and complicated mechanics to a full library to relax an unwind. What an adventure.
Journey to Center of Earth -
Journey to Center of Earth -
May 10, 2015
Sunday 3 May
A Journey to the Center of the Earth is book written by the French author, Jules Verne. After reading it in two languages, the novel turns out to be really good. It all starts in Hamburg, Germany, where Otto Lidenbrock, a famous scientist discovers a secret map going to the center of earth. He then decides to leave with his nephew, Axel. After packing instruments and food they head to IceLand, where they'll go down a volcano to then travel lots of miles.
After leaving Hamburg and leaving the house, Axel and his uncle headed by train to Copenhagen, where they'll take a boat to head to IceLand. The trip happens during summer so it's hot out, and Axel thinks it's crazy to got inside the Volcano, because it's going to be even more hot. After few days of voyage, Lidenbrock and his nephew sleep at a hotel, where they meet the guide, that will walk them through the Volcano's heart. Few days after they were gone to IceLand.
Otto had a hard time sleeping in the boat since he was sick. He was vomiting and had nauseous feelings. After arriving, Otto talked with other scientists, and he also talked about why this tip was organized. He learned that the message found was written by an author killed because she was thought to be insane, and that it was bad to the people of IceLand. So they were gone, after few days of walking and hiking, the guide found a home where the group could rest. The following day, they could leave and start going up the volcano. After they finished hiking, they had to go down.
So, after few days of rest, they went down the volcano, and started counting the distance traveled from the starting point. Axel has realized that, for each mile they went down, the temperature would rise up two degrees. After few miles in the volcano, the group found out that the way to the center of earth was heading South-West, meaning that at one point they would leave IceLand to go somewhere else.
10 May, 2015
After leaving IceLand, Otto, the guide, and his nephew, traveled lots of miles. Then at some point realized that they were few mile under Copenhagen. The group started feeling bad, were soon out of water, which was a bad thing since they were miles underground. "'A torrent? I said'"(Verne 208). The guide started digging for water, and at some point found it. Axel was feeling so dizzy, he jumped into the fountain, but then shouted because the water was boiling. So Axel had to stay underground with second degree burns on the skin.
The water started forming a fountain following the group. They then decided to keep on moving and pack some water for the days they'll need some. After walking miles and miles, the water wasn't following anymore, and Axel realized that they were heading the wrong way, and that they had to go back to where the water was."'Lost'"(Verne 236). So they had to walk miles back and waste some food to survive, and all of that because of the compass and the map. So they did it, and saw the water again.
They then walked back in the good direction, and Otto decided to take one day of rest. The following day, the group was resting, and Axel is commentating the fact he hasn't even been worried about leave in a hurry at 6 AM. "'Let's take a break'"(Verne 243). So they then rested and relaxed for a full day, all knowing that the following day, they will have to leave in a hurry again. The following day they left and walked until they found out there was a sea, which they needed a boat to go through it. So they let the guide build one, and slept next to this underground lake.
The day after that, they have left, what they called Port-Grauben, named after Axel's girlfriend. They've also named the sea after the scientist, Lidenbrock. They left and miles and miles of water came before their eyes. "'It's has been hundreds of miles we have traveled from Port-Grauben'"(Verne).They have traveled hundreds of miles, and Axel has realized that they were under Hamburg, where they left everything to go explore what's happening under earth's crust. Eventually a storm has been introduced to them. They were noes in risk of living the surface of Earth to go someplace else.
A Journey to the Center of the Earth is book written by the French author, Jules Verne. After reading it in two languages, the novel turns out to be really good. It all starts in Hamburg, Germany, where Otto Lidenbrock, a famous scientist discovers a secret map going to the center of earth. He then decides to leave with his nephew, Axel. After packing instruments and food they head to IceLand, where they'll go down a volcano to then travel lots of miles.
After leaving Hamburg and leaving the house, Axel and his uncle headed by train to Copenhagen, where they'll take a boat to head to IceLand. The trip happens during summer so it's hot out, and Axel thinks it's crazy to got inside the Volcano, because it's going to be even more hot. After few days of voyage, Lidenbrock and his nephew sleep at a hotel, where they meet the guide, that will walk them through the Volcano's heart. Few days after they were gone to IceLand.
Otto had a hard time sleeping in the boat since he was sick. He was vomiting and had nauseous feelings. After arriving, Otto talked with other scientists, and he also talked about why this tip was organized. He learned that the message found was written by an author killed because she was thought to be insane, and that it was bad to the people of IceLand. So they were gone, after few days of walking and hiking, the guide found a home where the group could rest. The following day, they could leave and start going up the volcano. After they finished hiking, they had to go down.
So, after few days of rest, they went down the volcano, and started counting the distance traveled from the starting point. Axel has realized that, for each mile they went down, the temperature would rise up two degrees. After few miles in the volcano, the group found out that the way to the center of earth was heading South-West, meaning that at one point they would leave IceLand to go somewhere else.
10 May, 2015
After leaving IceLand, Otto, the guide, and his nephew, traveled lots of miles. Then at some point realized that they were few mile under Copenhagen. The group started feeling bad, were soon out of water, which was a bad thing since they were miles underground. "'A torrent? I said'"(Verne 208). The guide started digging for water, and at some point found it. Axel was feeling so dizzy, he jumped into the fountain, but then shouted because the water was boiling. So Axel had to stay underground with second degree burns on the skin.
The water started forming a fountain following the group. They then decided to keep on moving and pack some water for the days they'll need some. After walking miles and miles, the water wasn't following anymore, and Axel realized that they were heading the wrong way, and that they had to go back to where the water was."'Lost'"(Verne 236). So they had to walk miles back and waste some food to survive, and all of that because of the compass and the map. So they did it, and saw the water again.
They then walked back in the good direction, and Otto decided to take one day of rest. The following day, the group was resting, and Axel is commentating the fact he hasn't even been worried about leave in a hurry at 6 AM. "'Let's take a break'"(Verne 243). So they then rested and relaxed for a full day, all knowing that the following day, they will have to leave in a hurry again. The following day they left and walked until they found out there was a sea, which they needed a boat to go through it. So they let the guide build one, and slept next to this underground lake.
The day after that, they have left, what they called Port-Grauben, named after Axel's girlfriend. They've also named the sea after the scientist, Lidenbrock. They left and miles and miles of water came before their eyes. "'It's has been hundreds of miles we have traveled from Port-Grauben'"(Verne).They have traveled hundreds of miles, and Axel has realized that they were under Hamburg, where they left everything to go explore what's happening under earth's crust. Eventually a storm has been introduced to them. They were noes in risk of living the surface of Earth to go someplace else.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 30, 2008
20,000 Leauges Under The Sea:
I have never seen the movie, tho now, having read the book, I will most definetly go out and rent it. I was always under the impression that the whole novel was based on a submarine trip to the bottom of the ocean to fight a gigantic squid...
I could not have been more wrong. Verne is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. While his books get very technically and scientifically descriptive (which makes for a long, hard read), I find myself pulled in and turning pages long into the night. His novels tend to haunt me as I'm reading them, and long after Ive finished.
This particular collection, however, has alot of typos, which I find rather grating as I am reading.
This novel has caused me to run out and purchase Moby Dick, and also got me to place The Old Man and the Sea high on my list of novels to reread!!
***Update:
Journey to the Center of the Earth:
Just read this novel, it was pushed up the list of to-reads due to the movie trailer I saw last week ( I like to read the novels before seeing the films)
I enjoyed this story (so much less technical than the others I have read). An uncle, nephew, and guide pack up thier belongings and head to Iceland, to follow in the footsteps of a famous traveler to the locate the center of the earth.
A few things to mention: Its the nephew who is narrating, and you know in advance that he is narrating after the fact, so the entire time you are reading, you know he doesnt die. The biggest 'eeewwwww' factor for me is the fact that he is in love with his cousin ,and apparently the uncle (to which she is his neice) is ok with this. Ugh!
***UPDATE
"Passepartout wept till he was blind, and felt like blowing his brains out."
I went my whole life believing this book was about a man who travelled the world in 80 days by way of a hot air balloon (due to the numerous book covers that showed me such). I am confused to say the least, as this novel contained NOT ONE hot air balloon.
It did, however, contain many trains, boats, steamers, sledges and even an elephant ride. A story of one eccentric recluse (Phileas Fogg) and his bet with some aquaintences that he should be able to travel the world in 80 days, or leave a large chunk of his fortune to them should he fail.
We follow him as he never sweats, worries, or loses his cool,in the company of some of the finest characters , and in the presence of some of the most bizarre and interesting situations it has been my pleasure to read about.
I have never seen the movie, tho now, having read the book, I will most definetly go out and rent it. I was always under the impression that the whole novel was based on a submarine trip to the bottom of the ocean to fight a gigantic squid...
I could not have been more wrong. Verne is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine. While his books get very technically and scientifically descriptive (which makes for a long, hard read), I find myself pulled in and turning pages long into the night. His novels tend to haunt me as I'm reading them, and long after Ive finished.
This particular collection, however, has alot of typos, which I find rather grating as I am reading.
This novel has caused me to run out and purchase Moby Dick, and also got me to place The Old Man and the Sea high on my list of novels to reread!!
***Update:
Journey to the Center of the Earth:
Just read this novel, it was pushed up the list of to-reads due to the movie trailer I saw last week ( I like to read the novels before seeing the films)
I enjoyed this story (so much less technical than the others I have read). An uncle, nephew, and guide pack up thier belongings and head to Iceland, to follow in the footsteps of a famous traveler to the locate the center of the earth.
A few things to mention: Its the nephew who is narrating, and you know in advance that he is narrating after the fact, so the entire time you are reading, you know he doesnt die. The biggest 'eeewwwww' factor for me is the fact that he is in love with his cousin ,and apparently the uncle (to which she is his neice) is ok with this. Ugh!
***UPDATE
"Passepartout wept till he was blind, and felt like blowing his brains out."
I went my whole life believing this book was about a man who travelled the world in 80 days by way of a hot air balloon (due to the numerous book covers that showed me such). I am confused to say the least, as this novel contained NOT ONE hot air balloon.
It did, however, contain many trains, boats, steamers, sledges and even an elephant ride. A story of one eccentric recluse (Phileas Fogg) and his bet with some aquaintences that he should be able to travel the world in 80 days, or leave a large chunk of his fortune to them should he fail.
We follow him as he never sweats, worries, or loses his cool,in the company of some of the finest characters , and in the presence of some of the most bizarre and interesting situations it has been my pleasure to read about.
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August 12, 2011The book is decent - it has the Verne stories in it (20,000 Leagues, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the world in 80 days, etc.) and is nicely bound and printed. There are some typos, however, and though the illustrations are kind of neat they're clearly artistically done by someone who's never read the descriptions (Hans, the Icelandic guide from Journey, had a "Herculean" build and the illustration shows him as a shorter fattish man). From the Earth to the Moon didn't interest me in the slightest, it talks about making a gun that can shoot a projectile (in this case loaded with men and provisions) to the Moon, kind of dumb, but it's funny to hear a Frenchman from the 1800s describe Americans in the first chapter. Anyway the stories themselves are recommended, but if you're not collecting you might be better off getting the classics in separate books.
June 18, 2013
This work was Journey to the Center of the Earth. Just the other day, I realized I had never read it. I loved the old movie and being the reader that I am, I could not believe my neglect.
This is the translation of the Jules Verne original and I must say, at times the reading is rough. It was written and translated long ago so some of the words are...confusing as well as sentence structure and meaning. But even through all that I still enjoyed the read. I did find the main character a bit childish, whinney and silly and very self centered. I put it down to the day and age that the book was written. An enjoyable classic that I will probably never read again but glad I did read it once. I would recommend to all to read at least once in your lifetime.
This is the translation of the Jules Verne original and I must say, at times the reading is rough. It was written and translated long ago so some of the words are...confusing as well as sentence structure and meaning. But even through all that I still enjoyed the read. I did find the main character a bit childish, whinney and silly and very self centered. I put it down to the day and age that the book was written. An enjoyable classic that I will probably never read again but glad I did read it once. I would recommend to all to read at least once in your lifetime.
March 15, 2013
I have read these stories as a child and teenager now I am rereading them because they were amazing then and still are.
June 17, 2012
Establishing cultural terms !
August 14, 2012
Fabulous mind in an age where man could do anything... the age of savants... the only thing left to read is Vernes Biography. I can't wait!
August 26, 2020
I loved the adventure!
April 9, 2024
4 guys under the sea
October 3, 2012
Tales from my childhood. Ah but science fiction can come true.
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