Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Vintage Classic)

Author(s): Jules Verne

Sci Fi/Fantasy

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 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, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.

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From the grandpere of science fiction- a perilous and astonishing adventure into the earth's core that details encounters with natural hazards, forty foot mushrooms and prehistoric beasts.

"Verne's imagination has given us some of the greatest adventure stories of all time." - Daily Mail "Journey to the Centre of the Earth is one of the most famous novels ever written. Verne has left us an extraordinary book, which has withstood the test of time better than some of the science described within it. It has brought delight to generations of readers, and will for many more. There is nothing so rare as the chance to take an impossible journey, and to believe it so powerfully that we wonder if we will make it out alive. That's magic. And that's Verne's gift." - "Michael Crichton, Daily Telegraph "Fantasised a parallel world to ours under the earth's crust. This hypothesis was both popular and subscribed to, even by reputable scientists, in the 19th century. Verne's tale... remains the best of its (scientifically) preposterous kind." - John Sutherland, "Guardian

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in the city of Nantes, France. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island and Around the World in Eighty Days. Verne is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction' because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before aeroplanes, spacecrafts and submarines were invented. He died in 1905.

General Fields

  • : 9780099528494
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.148
  • : February 2011
  • : 198mm X 130mm X 13mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : July 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Jules Verne
  • : Paperback
  • : 711
  • : English
  • : 843/.8
  • : 192
  • : FL