Journey to the Center of the Earth

by Verne, Jules

• ISBN13: 9780486440880
• ISBN10: 0486440885
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-03-04
• Publisher: Dover Publications

Summary

Verne takes young readers on one of the most incredible journeys ever imagined--from Icelands frozen tundra far down into fantastic underground prehistoric worlds and back up again through the fires of an erupting volcano--in this unabridged edition of his classic novel. Illustrations.

Author Biography

Jules Verne started out composing librettos, but the French-born author's passion for travel and exploration compelled him to turn to adventure tales, creating the prototype for today's science fiction. One of the most translated authors in the world, Jules Verne is best known for his classics, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days.

Table of Contents

My Uncle Lidenbrock	p. 1
The Stange Parchment	p. 7
My Uncle is Baffled	p. 13
I Find the Key	p. 21
Hunger Defeats Me	p. 26
I Argue in Vain	p. 33
Getting Ready	p. 42
The First Stage	p. 50
We Reach Iceland	p. 58
Our First Dinner in Iceland	p. 66
Our Guide Hans	p. 72
Slow Progress	p. 79
Icelandic Hospitality	p. 85
A Final Argument	p. 92
The Summit of Sneffels	p. 99
Inside the Crater	p. 106
Our Real Journey Begins	p. 113
Ten Thousand Feet Below Sea-Level	p. 119
Upwards Again	p. 126
A Dead End	p. 132
The New Columbus	p. 138
I Collapse	p. 144
We Find Water	p. 148
Under the Sea	p. 154
A Day of Rest	p. 159
Alone	p. 165
Lost and Panic-Stricken	p. 169
I Hear Voices	p. 173
Saved	p. 179
An Underground Sea	p. 184
The Raft	p. 193
We Set Sail	p. 199
A Battle of Monsters	p. 207
The Great Geyser	p. 215
The Storm	p. 221
An Unpleasant Shock	p. 228
A Human Skull	p. 235
The Professor Gives a Lecture	p. 240
Man Alive	p. 247
We Meet an Obstacle	p. 255
Down the Tunnel	p. 261
Going Up	p. 267
Shot Out of a Volcano	p. 274
Back to the Surface	p. 281
Home Again	p. 288
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