Jules Verne

Gebundenes Buch

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Beschreibung

When the chance discovery of an ancient cryptogram reveals a path to the Underworld, the adventurous Professor Otto Lidenbrock sets off to Iceland, determined to reach the centre of the earth. But nothing can prepare him and his nephew Axel for what they will find beneath the ground; measureless caverns and vast subterranean seas reveal all of the earth's known history and more, while dinosaurs do battle, giant men herd mastodons, and danger and excitement wait around every corner.

Richly illustrated by Édouard Riou, the French painter and illustrator who worked with Jules Verne on six of his novels, this Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Journey to the Centre of the Earth also includes an afterword by Ned Halley.

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Autor

Jules Gabriel Verne was born in the seaport of Nantes, France, in 1828 and was destined to follow his father into the legal profession. In Paris to train for the bar, he took more readily to literary life, befriending Alexander Dumas and Victor Hugo, and living by theatre managing and libretto-writing. His first science-based novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was issued by the influential publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel in 1862, and made him famous. Verne and Hetzel collaborated to write dozens more such adventures, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1869 and Around the World in 80 Days in 1872. In later life Verne entered local politics at Amiens, where had had a home. He also kept a house in Paris, in the street now named Boulevard Jules Verne, and a beloved yacht, the Saint Michel, named after his son. He died in 1905.

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Produktdetails

• Macmillan Collector's Library 3
• Verlag: Macmillan Collector's Library / Macmillan Publishers International
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 73351
• Main Market Ed.
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 157mm x 103mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 196g
• ISBN-13: 9781509827886
• ISBN-10: 1509827889
• Artikelnr.: 44942251