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Journey to the Centre of the Earth

by Unknown Author

320 pages2011HarperCollins Publishers LimitedISBN 9780007424535
FictionClassicsScience FictionScienceAdventure
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<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.</p><br/> <p>'From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance. We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.'</p><br/> <p>In Verne's science-fiction classic, Professor Lidenbrock chances upon an ancient manuscript and pledges to solve the mysterious coded message that lies within it. Eventually he deciphers the story – that of an Icelandic explorer who travels to the centre of the earth, finding his way there via a volcano.</p><br/> <p>Inspired by the manuscript, The Professor is determined to follow in the explorer's footsteps and builds a crew of men which includes his nervous nephew Axel. Together they begin their journey to the centre of the earth, facing fearsome danger and adventure at every turn.</p>

Publication Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published
2011
Pages
320
ISBN
9780007424535
Language
eng

About Unknown Author

Jules Verne was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), Around the World in Eighty Days (1873) and The Mysterious Island (1875). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. Consequently he is often referred to as the "Father of science fiction", along with H. G. Wells. ([Source][1].) Also as of 2023, Jules Verne is regarded as the second most translated author in the world. ([Source][2].) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Verne [2]: https://www.tomedes.com/translator-hub/most-translated-author.php

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