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A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Illustrated)
The Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
2024
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Let your imagination guide you into a wondrous inner realm and beyond in Jules Verne’s A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, unabridged and illustrated in this beautiful new edition.Fueled by his vast hunger for knowledge, Dr. Otto Lidenbrock is an eccentric Victorian explorer like no other. One day, his love for research and old manuscripts presents him with an irresistible opportunity – because hidden between the pages of an old dusty Icelandic tome, Dr. Otto and his skeptical nephew Alex discover a coded note that’s about to change their quiet life forever. The text suggests that the center of the earth is not a fiery ball of flame, but a hidden world of wonders and prehistoric creatures. But the way to the dormant volcano's crater that leads there is treacherous, and only a narrow window of access opens up each year. Determined not to stop until they reach their destination, Dr. Otto and his nephew Alex convince a local guide to help them travel to the center of the volcano. But as the group explore the deep caverns and all the amazing lifeforms found in the prehistoric land they discover, it’s only through pure courage and determination that they’ll be able to survive. Will they make it? Take a Journey to the Center of the Earth with this brand new Discover the wild beauty of prehistoric nature with 60+ original illustrations by French artist and illustrator Édouard Riou.Test your knowledge like a true explorer with a smart quiz after reading.Add a beautiful cover design to your Verne collection.Enjoy the best reading experience with a new, comfortable formatting. Get your copy of Jules Verne’s A Journey to the Center of the Earth, the ideal gift for daring travelers and lovers of majestic subterranean phenomena, strange creatures, and lands beyond time itself.

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Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Author · 209 books

Novels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules\_V...

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