With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Roger Cardinal. University of Kent at Canterbury.
Translationsare by Paul Desages (Around the World in Eighty Days) and Arthur Chambers (Five Weeks in a Balloon).
JULES VERNE (1828-1905) POSSESSED that rare storyteller's gift of being able to present the far-fetched and the downright unbelievable in such a way as effortlessly to inspire his reader's allegiance and trust. This volume contains two of his best-loved yarns, chosen from among the sixty-four titles of Les Voyages...
With an Introduction and Notes by Professor Roger Cardinal. University of Kent at Canterbury.
The father of science fiction, Jules Verne, invites you to join the intrepid and eccentric Professor Liedenbrock and his companions on a thrilling and dramatic expedition as they travel down a secret tunnel in a volcano in Iceland on a journey which will lead them to the centre of the earth. Along the way they encounter various hazards and witness many incredible sights such as the underground forest, illuminated by electricity, the Great Geyser, the battle between prehistoric monsters, the strange whispering gallery, giant insects and the vast subterranean sea with its ferocious...
The father of science fiction, Jules Verne, invites you to join the intrepid and eccentric Professor Liedenbrock and his companions on a thrilling and...
" Go down the crater of the volcano Snaefells. Follow the shadow just before the month of July. You will find your way to the center of the Earth. I did it. " That mysterious message, found in a long-lost letter, propels a young man and his uncle on the adventure of a lifetime: to a prehistoric world below the earth where dinosaurs and other strange creatures still roam. Jules Verne's classic fantasy will enchant a new generation of readers. "
" Go down the crater of the volcano Snaefells. Follow the shadow just before the month of July. You will find your way to the center of the Earth. I d...
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was internationally famous as the author of novels based on 'extraordinary voyages.' His visionary use of new travel technologies inspired his readers to look to the industrial future rather than the remote past for their dreams of adventure. The popularity of his novels led directly to modern science fiction. In From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, Jules Verne turned the ancient fantasy of space flight into a believable technological possibility - an engineering dream for the industrial age. Directly inspired by Verne's story, enthusiasts...
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was internationally famous as the author of novels based on 'extraordinary voyages.' His visionary use of new travel technolog...
What is believed to be a huge creature haunting the seas turns out to be a man-made vessel, and three men find themselves the helpless prisoners of Captain Nemo. Resigned to their fate, they begin a miraculous journey on this submarine ship which can travel through waters never before explored.
What is believed to be a huge creature haunting the seas turns out to be a man-made vessel, and three men find themselves the helpless prisoners of Ca...
Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction.
In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown...
With an exclusive introduction and notes by David Stuart Davies.
Translation by Louis Mercier.
Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the "monster" turns out to be a giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive.
So begins not only one of the great adventure classics by Jules Verne, the 'Father of Science Fiction', but also a truly...
With an exclusive introduction and notes by David Stuart Davies.
When ship after ship goes down in the Atlantic, Dr Pierre Aronnax and his servant, Conseil, journey from Paris to learn more. What - or who - is attacking these ships?
Aronnax, Conseil, and the Canadian, Ned Land, find the answer to this question when they meet the strange Captain Nemo.
When ship after ship goes down in the Atlantic, Dr Pierre Aronnax and his servant, Conseil, journey from Paris to learn more. What - or who - is attac...
W 80 dni dookoła świata Juliusza Verne’a to powieść przygodowo-podróżnicza, której nikomu nie trzeba przedstawiać - prawdziwa klasyka literatury dziecięcej i młodzieżowej, kochana także przez dorosłych na całym świecie.
Książka przedstawia historię ekscentrycznego angielskiego dżentelmena, który zakłada się z kolegami, że możliwe jest okrążenie kuli ziemskiej w 80 dni. Wyrusza w tę podróż w towarzystwie swojego żywiołowego służącego, ich śladami podąża zdeterminowany inspektor policji, a od pewnego momentu przyłącza się do nich także pewna piękna...
W 80 dni dookoła świata Juliusza Verne’a to powieść przygodowo-podróżnicza, której nikomu nie trzeba przedstawiać - prawdziwa klasyka litera...
Dick, wychowanek zakładu dobroczynnego, zawsze interesował się żeglowaniem. Od ósmego roku życia jako chłopiec okrętowy odbywał rejsy po morzach. Lubiany i ceniony przez wszystkich, miał duże wiadomości z geografii i zoologii, doskonale pływał i świetnie strzelał z pistoletu. Książka opowiada o niewiarygodnych przygodach odważnego młodego chłopca, który zostawszy kapitanem potrafił obronić swoich przyjaciół przed śmiertelnymi niebezpieczeństwami.
Dick, wychowanek zakładu dobroczynnego, zawsze interesował się żeglowaniem. Od ósmego roku życia jako chłopiec okrętowy odbywał rejsy po morz...
