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A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel written by Jules Verne. The main character is Professor Von Hardwigg who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. Professor Von Hardwigg, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy.

The Blockade Runners by Jules Verne. It was published in 1871 in single volume together with novel A Floating City as a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). An English translation was published in 1874.The American Civil War plot centers on the exploits of a British merchant captain named James Playfair who must break the Union blockade of Charleston harbor in South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton.Verne's tale was inspired by reality as many ships were actually lost while acting as blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early 1860s.The year is...

Race across the world and explore the depths of the caverns below in this pair of adventure stories: Around the World in 80 Days and Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne.

Mysterious Phileas Fogg is a man of the most repetitious and punctual habit - with no apparent sense of adventure whatsoever - he gambles his considerable fortune that he can complete a journey around the world in just 80 days...immediately after a newspaper calculates the feat as just barely possible. With his excitable French manservant in tow, Fogg undertakes the exercise immediately, with no preparations, trusting that his traveling funds will make up for delays along the way.

Während des amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges gelingt Cyrus Smith zusammen mit einigen seiner Mithäftlinge die Flucht aus einem Gefangenenlager in einem Ballon. Nach einem langen Irrflug stranden sie auf einer scheinbar verlassenen Pazifikinsel. Cyrus und seine Gefährten richten sich auf dem Eiland ein. Doch sie sind nicht alleine. Ein Unbekannter rettet ihnen mehrfach das Leben. Wer ist dieser Fremde, und was führt er im Schilde? Wird Cyrus und seinen Freunden jemals die Flucht von der Insel gelingen?

A nobleman, the Count of Chanteleine, leads a rebellion against the revolutionary French government. While he fights for the monarchy and the church, his home is destroyed and his wife murdered by the mob. Now he must save his daughter from the guillotine. This exciting swashbuckler is also a meticulous historical re-creation of a particularly bloody episode in the Reign of Terror.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules Verne is an adventure classic. The main character is Phileas Fogg, a rich British gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Forster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 °F (29 °C) instead of 86 °F (30 °C), Fogg hires a Frenchman, Jean Passepartout as a replacement.

„Stoupáme, nebo klesáme?“ „Něco horšího, pane Smithi! Padáme!“ Slova, která zná každý čtenář verneovek. Přes okraj koše letí vše, co něco váží, přesto jsou všechny pokusy zastavit sestup marné. Z vojáků severoamerické Unie, kterým se podařilo uprchnout ze zajetí v balonu, se rázem stávají trosečníci. Pětice, která se po nedobrovolném přistání na neznámém ostrově snaží najít všemožné prostředky k přežití, zjistí, že jejich útočiště skrývá i nejedno tajemství. Největší z nich se tají v hlubinách ostrova, v místech, která dokázal vypátrat jen ten, kdo prozkoumal hlubiny oceánů. Kapitán Nemo.

In 1861 a struggling playwright from Nantes traveled to the wildest parts of Norway with two friends. The experience transformed him, opening his eyes to exotic adventures—and to a new mode of writing. The sole surviving chapter of his autobiographical work, completed at about the same time as he met his lifelong publisher and surely his most personal piece, brilliantly recounts his reasons for travelling and his preparations in a henceforth “suffocating” Paris. None of his subsequent masterpieces would have been possible without Verne’s Joyous Miseries.

The men who fired a projectile From the Earth to the Moon are back, this time with an even more outrageous idea. Convinced that there are massive coal deposits at the North Pole, they want to tilt the axis of the earth enough to melt the ice cap. They see fortunes to be made; the rest of the world sees devastation and destruction. It’s one of Verne’s strongest satires about corporate greed and the evils of unregulated industrialization.

When French scientist Professor Aronnax agrees to investigate a series of attacks by a mysterious sea monster, he begins an incredible underwater journey, taking along his loyal assistant Conseil and master harpooner Ned. They eventually join Captain Nemo and traverse a distance of thousands of leagues throughout many seas, finding exotic settings, surprise encounters, and unforeseen dangers in their epic adventure, a tour-de-force of imagination.

This delightful short story was the first work of Jules Verne to be translated into English by Anne T. Wilbur in 1852. Just as the balloon starts rising, a stranger jumps in with the intention of taking it as high as possible without regard to his own safety or that of the pilot. During the long journey, this mysterious passenger relates the historical background of the quest for lighter-than-air travel.

The story involves a German professor who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew, and their guide encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy. View our full collection of podcasts at our website: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/subscribe

Der Schotte Lord Glenarvan findet auf der Jungfernfahrt seiner Yacht im Magen eines Hammerhais eine Flaschenpost mit drei Schriftstücken, einem auf Englisch, einem in Französisch und einem auf Deutsch, die Hinweis auf den Aufenthaltsort des verschollenen Kapitäns Grant geben.

A wager made at the London Reform Club sends the imperturbable Phileas Fogg, his loyal valet Passepartout, the tenacious Mr. Fix, and the beautiful Aouda on a journey around the world that is fraught with obstacles, peril, and humor.

To take on the bet - to go around the world in eighty days, faster than anyone had gone before - was madness. If Phileas Fogg missed a single connection, he would lose 20,000 pounds. But, he could not plan for the ebullient nature of his French servant, Passepartout, for the adventures that crop up on their journey and for the totally unexpected collision with romance.

Axel and his uncle find a note that describes a path to Earth’s center! The men climb deep inside a volcano and discover amazing wonders. They also run into danger, which could trap them below the surface forever.

Chairman yatılı okulundan bir grup öğrenci, eğlenceli bir tekne yolculuğuna çıkmışken, bir yanlışlık sonucu tekne kuvvetli rüzgârın etkisiyle hızla açığa sürüklendi. Daha sonra fırtınanın da etkisiyle okyanusta yolunu kaybeden ve bir adaya düşen öğrenciler için bir yaşam savaşı başladı. Denizi ve macerayı seven çocuklar için sürükleyici, nefis bir roman.

Master of the World is a gripping techno-thriller by Jules Verne, in which Chief Inspector Strock investigates a series of bizarre incidents—an artificial volcano, an impossibly fast car, and a mysterious sea vessel. As he follows the clues, he discovers the work of a genius inventor who possesses a machine that can travel on land, sea, and air. Can Strock stop this dangerous mastermind before he takes control of the world?

An eccentric geology professor acquires an old book and hidden within its pages finds an ancient parchment. On it is a coded message that reveals directions to a secret passageway that leads deep within the earth's interior. The professor immediately sets off on a daring journey to Iceland, where he and his companions enter into an extinct volcano and make their way to the center of the earth.