Jules Verne
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Jules Verne

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French author best known for his tales of adventure, including Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. A true visionary, Verne foresaw the skyscraper, the submarine, and the airplane, among many other inventions, and is now regarded as one of the fathers of science fiction.

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    • Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: Tim Curry
    • Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 3,027
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,718
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 2,697

    Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of literature’s earliest works of science fiction. It vividly animates a fantastical subterranean world....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Feels like Jules Verne

    • By Ramon on 03-10-11

    Regular price: $19.95

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    • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: James Frain
    • Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 924
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 853
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 854

    An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention - a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Anthony Bonner!!

    • By Tad Davis on 08-18-11

    Regular price: $35.00

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    • The Mysterious Island

    • By: Jules Verne, Jordan Stump - translator
    • Narrated by: Berny Clark
    • Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,324
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,200
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,204

    Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • Wonderful novel, mediocre translation

    • By Tad Davis on 03-26-12

    Regular price: $29.95

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    • Around the World in 80 Days

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: Jim Dale
    • Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,169
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 817
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 820

    Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary enterprise to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Fabulous narration for Verne Classic

    • By Gary on 05-03-05

    Regular price: $25.20

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    • Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: Alan Munro
    • Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 147
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 125
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 125

    A mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature....

    • 4 out of 5 stars

    • The Deadpan of Alan Munro

    • By Eric on 04-15-17

    Regular price: $3.49

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    • Journey to the Center of the Earth

    • By: Jules Verne, Frederick Amadeus Malleson - translator
    • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
    • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 82
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 69
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 70

    In the midst of examining an ancient Icelandic manuscript, professor and mineralogist Otto Liedenbrock and his nephew Axel make an astonishing discovery....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Great classic

    • By Amazon Customer on 08-14-17

    Regular price: $10.49

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    • The Mysterious Island

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: David McCallion
    • Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 63
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 58
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 58

    Like many Jules Verne classics, The Mysterious Island takes you on an unforgettable journey of adventure and reflection....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • One of Jules Verne’s Best

    • By Deena on 05-23-17

    Regular price: $24.95

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    • Around the World in 80 Days

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: Kate Petrie
    • Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 54
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 49
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 47

    The story begins when London native Phileas Fogg attempts to win a wager by attempting to travel around the world in 80 days....

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    • Robur the Conqueror

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
    • Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 21
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 19
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 19

    Robur the Conqueror is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over the world....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Entertaining yarn of flight, predicting airplanes

    • By Amazon Customer on 01-22-16

    Regular price: $19.95

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    • Viaje al Centro de la Tierra (Journey to the Center of the Earth) (Dramatized)

    • By: Jules Verne
    • Narrated by: full cast
    • Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
    • Abridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 39
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 30
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 28

    La aventura comienza cuando el geólogo alemán Otto Lidenbrock descubre un manuscrito escrito por Arne Saknussem....

    • 5 out of 5 stars

    • Es una gran historia de un autor clásico.

    • By federnais2000 on 05-24-17

    Regular price: $13.97

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