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"Il giro del mondo in ottanta giorni" è forse il più noto tra i romanzi di Jules Verne, fonte di numerosi adattamenti televisivi e cinematografici. Il protagonista è un inglese vittoriano di nome Phileas Fogg che, per scommessa con i soci del suo club londinese, si imbarca nell'avventura di fare il giro del mondo in non più di ottanta giorni.

Dans les houillères épuisées d'Aberfoyle en Ecosse, ne vivent plus que le vieux contremaître Simon Ford, sa femme et son fils.

La aventura comienza cuando el geólogo alemán Otto Lidenbrock descubre un manuscrito escrito por Arne Saknussem, donde describe un pasaje al centro de la tierra ingresando por un volcán en Islandia. Otto organiza una expedición en compañía de su sobrino Axel y un guía para ingresar al volcán hacia el interior del globo terráqueo, donde descubren un asombroso mundo subterráneo del cual no saben si van a regresar.

Set in 1872, Around the World in 80 Days tells the extraordinary and wonderful adventures of Phileas Fogg and his servant Passepartout, who set out to win a £20,000 bet to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

Le docteur Fergusson, son ami Dick Kennedy et le domestique tentent de traverser l'Afrique à bord du ballon : le Victoria.

En 1868, un monstre mystérieux s'acharne sur les bateaux naviguant dans l'océan Pacifique. Alarmé par ce phénomène, le gouvernement américain met sur pied une expédition pour mettre un terme à ce trouble. Mais le scientifique français Pierre Aronnax, son fidèle domestique Conseil et le harponneur canadien Ned Land sont capturés par le capitaine Nemo qui navigue dans les océans du globe à bord du sous-marin Nautilus.

The year is 1866; the American Civil War is at its height. Five prisoners of war hatch an audacious plan to escape their camp by balloon. After a perilous 6,000-mile journey in a fierce storm, they are ‘shipwrecked’ on an unknown Pacific island. What follows is a thrilling tale of resourcefulness, courage and suspense. Together with our heroes we learn to hunt, to make weapons and pottery, to calculate our position by the sun, to extract iron and even to make explosives from the island’s remarkable natural resources.

Dive into the immersive world of Jules Verne with The Classic Collection, featuring five iconic novels. Around the World in 80 Days follows the enigmatic Phileas Fogg and his adventurous journey to circumnavigate the globe in record time, encountering obstacles and excitement at every turn. In Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, readers plunge into the depths of the ocean aboard the remarkable submarine, the Nautilus, with the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Journey to the Center of the Earth takes readers on a daring expedition into the Earth's core, where incredible discoveries await beneath the surface.

The quiet community of Quiquendone can't be found on any map. There is no crime, no raised voices, no conflict of any kind. And when the enigmatic Dr. Ox ventures into the town and proposes to light the town with a mysterious gas at his own expense, the town elders applaud the proposal. But soon it becomes evident that the secret gas feeds on a different sort of combustion.

When the renowned and eccentric professor Otto Lidenbrock discovers a mysterious runic script in an Icelandic manuscript, he knows it’s important. But it’s only after his nephew, Axel, cracks the code that the two of them, along with their guide Hans, start on a treacherous, wonderful adventure that none of them will ever forget.

Publié en 1864 par Jules Verne, Voyage au centre de la Terre est un roman d’aventures fascinant qui entraîne le lecteur dans une épopée extraordinaire. Le récit suit le professeur Otto Lidenbrock, un scientifique passionné qui explore les profondeurs de la Terre, accompagné de son neveu Axel et de leur guide islandais Hans.

Jules Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. His reputation was markedly different in the Anglosphere where he had often been labeled a writer of genre fiction or children's books, largely because of the highly abridged and altered translations in which his novels have often been printed. Since the 1980s, his literary reputation has improved. PART 2: We now come to the second part of our journey under the sea.

Viele träumten schon den großen Traum vom Fliegen. So auch die Brüder Quimby aus Texas, die in Paris das Luftschiff Ikarus bauen lassen. Von Frankreich aus begibt es sich auf seine Jungfernfahrt nach New York. Mit an Bord befinden sich auch der Abenteurer Phileas Fogg, seine Frau Aouda und ihr gemeinsamer Diener Passepartout. Zunächst sieht alles nach einer reibungslosen Fahrt aus, doch schon bald werfen entsetzliche Ereignisse ihre Schatten voraus. An Bord ist offensichtlich nicht jeder, der er vorgibt zu sein.

Man has always wanted to travel into the unknown and encounter what he has not, and perhaps cannot, experience in the real world. The early 20th century witnessed an explosion of science fiction literature. Authors studied the wonders of scientific and technological progress and imagined worlds that had developed even greater advances. Jules Vernes' and H.G. Wells' fantastic tales well whetted the public's appetite for adventure tales.

Originally published 1870, this recording is from the English translation by Frederick P. Walter, published 1991, containing the unabridged text from the original French and offered up into the public domain. It is considered to be the very first science fiction novel ever written, the first novel about the undersea world, and is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax - Summary by Michele Fry

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne is a classic science fiction adventure novel that takes listeners on an underwater journey aboard the submarine "Nautilus". The story follows Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land as they are captured by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. As they travel through the world’s oceans, they encounter extraordinary sea creatures, explore mysterious underwater landscapes, and grapple with the captain's complex motivations.

Embark on an unforgettable journey with this captivating audiobook collection featuring four of Jules Verne's most beloved novels: "20000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Around the World in Eighty Days," "Journey to the Center of the Earth," and "The Mysterious Island." Known as the father of science fiction, Jules Verne's timeless tales transport listeners to extraordinary worlds filled with adventure, discovery, and the boundless possibilities of human imagination.

Pilgrim adlı yelkenlinin kaptanı Hull, Yeni Zelanda'dan Amerika'ya dört yolcu götürmektedir. Gemide beş tayfa ile on beş yaşında Dick Sand adında bir miço vardır. Yolculuk sırasında rastladıkları zenci kazazedeleri de aralarına alırlar. Kaptan ve dört tayfa bir av sırasında yaşamlarını yitirir. Artık yelkenliden ve yolculardan Dick Sand sorumludur. Ama, aslında bir köle avcısı olan tayfa Nigoro'nun kötü planlarından habersizdir. Nigoro, gemiyi Afrika'ya götürmek için pusulayı bozar.

Jeolog olan amcasıyla, bir yanardağdan dünyanın merkezine doğru yola çıkan Axel'in serüvenini severek dinleyeceksiniz.

En 1855, en allant secourir des naufragés, le capitaine Louis Cornbutte disparait en mer à la hauteur du redoutable maelström. Son père Jean et sa fiancée Marie, persuadés qu'il est encore en vie, décident de partir à sa recherche. C'est le début d'une palpitante odyssée qui va conduire tout un équipage aux confins des mers polaires. Rien ne manque à ce roman que le jeune Jules Verne écrivit à 27 ans. "Un hivernage dans les glaces" contient la force dramatique et émotionnelle des ouvrages de la maturité.