Résultats de "Jules Verne" dans Toutes les catégories

En 1859, le lieutenant Hobson travaille pour une grande compagnie qui fait le commerce des fourrures. Autour de la factorerie qu'il a fait construire sur les limites nord du continent américain, le Fort Espérance, la vie s'organise : chasses, expéditions des fourrures, explorations du territoire. La régularité des tâches est bientôt interrompue par la venue d'une exploratrice de renom : Mrs Barnett, et d'un astronome : Mr Black, chargé d'étudier une éclipse totale de soleil.

Mr. Kazallon thought that booking passage on a cargo ship from Charleston to Liverpool would be a charming way to return to his English homeland. If only he knew! A crazed sea captain, a disaster in the hold, storms, oppressive heat, sharks and starvation are just some of the many travails that will beset both passengers and crew. Will any of them survive the wreck of the Chancellor?

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.

Der reiche Engländer Phileas Fogg sorgt im ganzen Land für Aufsehen: Er wettet, dass er es schafft, in 80 Tagen um die Welt zu reisen...

Touted as " the only unabridged library edition published," this 1877 classic presents an intriguing quest set deep in the dark coal mines of Scotland. A subterranean city struggles with fossil fuel depletion, tormenting highland spirits, threatening explosive gases, and a lurking, hidden evil presence. The old miner Simon Ford, his wife Madge and son Harry, along with the engineer James Starr, venture into the mysterious labyrinths and discover something much more than coal.

From Boston to Liverpool in a little over four hours? Jules Verne tells us how it might be done.

Phileas Fogg schließt mit den Mitgliedern seines vornehmen Londoner Klubs eine ungewöhnliche Wette ab: In 80 Tagen will er um die Welt reisen. Sollte er verlieren, steht sein Vermögen auf dem Spiel. An Bord von Dampfschiffen, mit der Eisenbahn, auf Elefantenrücken und mit Segelschlitten wird die Reise zu einem großen Abenteuer.

Around the World in 80 Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet, Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.

Nowadays, it would not seem an insurmountable task to make it around the world in 80 days. Yet, when Jules Verne published this novel in 1873, this was a phenomenon that many doubted was remotely possible. We are at first introduced to Phileas Fogg, who lives in London and has just fired his valet for silly reasons. Fogg then hires Jean Passepartout who, at the time of hire, has no idea of the adventure that his new boss will take him on. Fogg learns that it is now possible to travel around the world - starting and ending up in London - in only 80 days.

On October 2nd, 1872, in the game room at the Reform Club in London, Mr. Phileas Fogg made a wager that he could go around the world in eighty days. Twenty thousand pounds were to be won, or lost, upon his return. Mr. Fogg assured his five companions he would meet them in the very same room at a quarter before 9p.m. on December 21st and collect his winnings. Fogg's frantic race against time, and the final outcome of this race, makes for a thrilling, unforgettable tale that has a permanent place among the greatest of adventure stories.

Levemanden Fileas Fogg indgår et væddemål om, hvorvidt det er muligt at rejse Jorden rundt på kun 80 dage. Med sig har han sin trofaste tjener Passepartout, og de to herrer får virkelig deres sag for, hvis Fogg skal vinde. Rejsen foregår til lands, til vands og på elefantryg, og vilde eventyr og overhængende farer truer Foggs sejr. Den franske forfatter Jules Verne (1828-1905) er ofte blevet kaldt science fiction-romanens forgænger.

Orson Welles stars as Phileas Fogg of London, who together with his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" (French: "Le tour du monde en quatre vingts jours") is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 320,000 pounds wager (equal to 31,324,289 pounds today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel written by Jules Verne. The main character is Professor Von Hardwigg who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. Professor Von Hardwigg, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy.

Der Schotte Lord Glenarvan findet auf der Jungfernfahrt seiner Yacht im Magen eines Hammerhais eine Flaschenpost mit drei Schriftstücken, einem auf Englisch, einem in Französisch und einem auf Deutsch, die Hinweis auf den Aufenthaltsort des verschollenen Kapitäns Grant geben.

This is a classic adventure tale set far down in the briny deep. Captain Nemo hunts the terrifying and mysterious monster that has already wrecked ships which disturbed its slumber. A scary, illuminating, and exciting listen for all ages, this story has achieved almost mythical status, and Jules Verne's great writing style makes the truly unbelievable seem entirely feasible: and utterly absorbing.

L'avventura narrata ne L'isola misteriosa inizia durante l'assedio di Richmond, nel periodo della Guerra di Secessione americana...

La Guerre de Sécession fait rage aux Etats-Unis, et Charleston, ville sudiste, est assiégée depuis des mois par les forces nordistes, et donc prête à acheter des armes et des vivres à n'importe quel prix.

"Zelenyj luch" - prikljuchencheskij roman francuzskogo pisatelja Zhjulja Verna, vhodjashhij v cikl "Neobyknovennye puteshestvija". Napisan v 1882 godu. V osnovu romana polozhena shotlandskaja legenda o Zeljonom Luche, kotoryj darit schast'e kazhdomu, uvidevshemu ego. Izbalovannaja molodaja devushka sirota Helina Kjempbell zhivjot v dome svoih djadej brat'ev Melvill. Oni zhelajut ejo svad'by s aristokratom Aristobulusom Ursiklosom, genial'nym uchjonym, kotoryj ne nravitsja samoj Heline.

The classic adventure Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne tells the story of Professor Lidenbrock and his journey to the center of the Earth through a volcano. Alongside his nephew, Axel, Lidenbrock finds a secret message hidden in one of the runic notes of a newly acquired manuscript from Iceland.