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A scientist, his nephew and a guide follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. Classic science fiction!

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon follows a perilous journey down the mighty Amazon River. Packed with adventure, exotic landscapes, and hidden dangers, Jules Verne crafts a vivid tale of survival and mystery, featuring secret codes and cryptography.

In the Year 2889 is an 1889 short story published under the name of Jules Verne, but now believed to be mainly the work of his son Michel Verne, based on his father's ideas. Little though they seem to think of it, the people of this twenty-ninth century live continually in fairyland. Surfeited as they are with marvels, they are indifferent in presence of each new marvel.

In the Year 2889 by Jules Verne is a diary of the observations of Fritz Napoleon Smith, the editor of an influential futuristic newspaper. It is an action-packed tale of technological advances and science fiction scenarios. Some of the predictions were remarkably accurate.

Профессор минералогии из Гамбурга Отто Лиденброк находит в случайно приобретенной им старинной рукописи, содержащей сочинение исландского скальда XIII века Снорри Стурлусона "Круг Земной", зашифрованный манускрипт.

Despite his wealth, the rich British gentleman Phileas Fogg lives a simple and humble life. He is a member of the Reform Club, which is one of London’s best gentleman's club. One day at the club, Fogg gets involved in an argument. The gentlemen disagree whether it is possible to travel all the way around the globe in only 80 days. Fogg bets that 80 days is enough and accepts a wager of pound20,000 to complete the journey himself within 80 days.

Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers (1870) de Jules Verne est un roman d’aventures qui raconte le voyage épique du professeur Pierre Aronnax, de son fidèle serviteur Conseil et du harponneur Ned Land, capturés par le capitaine Nemo à bord du Nautilus, un sous-marin révolutionnaire. À travers ce voyage sous-marin, ils sondent les mystères des océans, découvrent des espèces marines inconnues et affrontent des dangers inimaginables.

Robur the Conqueror (French: Robur-le-Conquérant) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, Master of the World, which was published in 1904. The story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over the world.

Off on a Comet is a thrilling sci-fi adventure where a group of people finds themselves stranded on a comet after it collides with Earth. Forced to adapt to an alien world, they face extreme cold, dwindling resources, and cultural clashes as they search for a way home. A classic Jules Verne tale of survival and ingenuity.

"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.

Mysterious Phileas Fogg is a cool customer. 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. But unbeknownst to him, British police are desperately seeking to arrest him for the theft of a ...

On their quest to reach the very core of the Earth, Professor Lindenbrock and his nephew, Axel, gain access to the interior by travelling north to cold and barren Iceland, where they enter the subterranean regions through the cone of the extinct volcano Sneffels.

Las aventuras alrededor del mundo de un ingles. A Julio Verne le consideran como uno de los precursores de la novela de ficcion cientifica, por que escribio sobre temas como los viajes submarinos o la llegada a la luna, que en esos tiempos eran casi un imposible.

Laugh at the ironic jibes and the bumbling Detective Fix, gasp at the high adventure and perilous misadventures, and feel the thrill of haste and ingenuity, but no longer wince at badly aged language and harmful stereotypes. This gentle modernization changes only as much as necessary, retaining everything that has made this novel an immortal classic.

The Steam House takes listeners on an extraordinary journey through India aboard a steam-powered mechanical elephant. What begins as a grand adventure soon turns into a desperate struggle against the vengeful Nana Sahib, a hidden assassin, and a long-buried secret. Will they escape this deadly game? A thrilling mix of technology, travel, and danger from the legendary Jules Verne.

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?

From Jules Verne comes this radio production about an English Blockade Runner in the American Civil War and its attempt to free a prisoner held by the Confederates. A full music score, thousands of sound effects and the award winning Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air bring this classic adventure to life before your very ears.

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...

En 1872, Phileas Fogg, un riche gentleman londonien, parie la moitié de sa fortune qu'il fera le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours ! Accompagné de son valet de chambre, le dévoué Passepartout, il quitte Londres pour une formidable course poursuite. Phileas Fogg a quatre-vingts jours pour prouver que par la terre, par les airs et par la mer, l'audace abolit les frontières. Mais nombreux sont les périls qui l'attendent sur la route des Indes, de la Chine et des Amériques !

The quiet community of Quiquendone can't be found on any map. There is no crime, no raised voices, no conflict of any kind. And when the enigmatic Dr. Ox ventures into the town and proposes to light the town with a mysterious gas at his own expense, the town elders applaud the proposal. But soon it becomes evident that the secret gas feeds on a different sort of combustion.