Jules Verne

Havnebyen Trieste 1867. De to kjeltringene Zirone og Sarcany kommer over en utslitt brevdue. Bundet til foten har den en kodet melding med planer om å løs..rive Ungarn fra Øster..rike. Hvem er de vågale kupp.makerne? Det er store penger i spill, og sam..men med den korrupte bankmannen Thoronthal går de til myndighetene. Kuppmakerene, med Mathias Sandorf i spissen, blir arres.tert og dømt til døden. Femten år senere dukker den mystiske og sagnomsuste dr. Antekirrt opp. Han er lege, vitenskapsmann og ufattelig rik. Hva skal han i Trieste? Hvilke motiver har han for å røre opp i de dramatiske hendelsene rundt Mathias Sandorf så mange år tidligere? Mathias Sandorf (1885) regnes blant Jules Vernes mest spektakulære romaner. Boken foreligger nå for første gang på norsk, oversatt fra fransk av Bente Christensen. JULES VERNE (1828-1905) regnes som en av de store franske forfattere fra det 19. århundre. Foruten en lang rekke romaner skrev han noveller, teaterstykker, dikt, geografiske og historiske verk. Først og fremst er han kjent for serien med bøker som han selv kalte "ekstraordinære reiser i kjente og ukjente verdener", som omfatter hele 64 spektakulære reiser i det fantastiske og det reelle fra årene 1863-1919. Mange av disse regnes med blant den klassiske litteraturen for barn og ungdom.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth has been consistently praised for its style and its vision of the world. It explores the prehistory of the globe, but can also be read as a psychological quest, for the journey itself is as important as arrival or discovery. Professor Lidenbrock and his nephew Axel travel across Iceland, and then down through an extinct crater towards a sunless sea where they enter a living past and are confronted with the origins of man. A classic of nineteenth-century French literature, the novel's distinctive combination of realism and Romanticism has marked figures as diverse as Sartre and Tournier, Mark Twain and Conan Doyle. This new translation of the complete text is faithful to the lyricism, verve, and humour of the original. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Der Roman über den geheimnisvollen Kapitän Nemo, der mit seinem U-Boot Nautilus durch die Weltmeere taucht, gehört zu den bekanntesten Werken Jules Vernes. Phantastische Abenteuer wie der Kampf mit einem Riesenkraken oder die Entdeckung des sagenhaften Atlantis machen diesen Roman nicht nur zu einem spannenden Lesevergnügen, sondern auch zu einer beliebten Vorlage für opulente Verfilmungen. Vor allem Walt Disneys Kinofassung mit James Mason und Kirk Douglas aus dem Jahr 1954 gehört längst zu den Klassikern des Abenteuerfilms. Mit Daten zu Leben und Werk, exklusiv verfasst von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift für Literatur TEXT + KRITIK, und dem Werkbeitrag aus der dritten, völlig neu bearbeiteten Auflage von Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. He sets off with his valet Passepartout, and passes through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and racing against the clock.

"Around the World in Eighty Days", published originally as a newspaper serial in 1872 and released as a book the following year, was well received in both formats. Its hero, Phileas Fogg, is a leisured but taciturn Londoner of such mathematically precise habits that he has fired his servant for bringing him shaving water two degrees too cold. Over a game of cards, Fogg wagers twenty thousand pounds that he can travel around the world in eighty days or less. What follows is a headlong adventure full of trains, ships, elephants, and wind sledges, not to mention human sacrifice, duels, and Indian attacks. A successful combination of modern speed and period quaintness, "Around the World in Eighty Days" has become a steam-driven classic.

Au cours de la guerre de S?cession, cinq Nordistes : l'ing?nieur Cyrus Smith et son chien Top, le reporter G?d?on Spilett, le Noir Nab, le marin Pencroff et le jeune Harbert, prisonniers des troupes s?paratistes, se sont enfuis en balIon. Pris dans la temp?te, ils ?chouent sur une ?le d?serte, en plein oc?an Pacifique. Ing?nieux, pers?v?rants, les cinq compagnons, pourtant priv?s de tout, ne tardent pas ? s'organiser, ? vivre presque normalement. D'ailleurs, l'?le, qu'ils baptisent du nom de Lincoln, offre des ressources admirables et tout ? fait inattendues. Mais une s?rie de faits inexplicables, des co?ncidences troublantes les obligent ? croire ? la pr?sence d'une puissance myst?rieuse qui les ?pie sans cesse et conduit leur destin?e, leur imposant sa volont? par des voies d?tourn?es, intervenant pour les sauver aux moments critiques... L'Ile myst?rieuse, un des tr?s grands romans de Jules Verne, cet enchanteur aux charmes in?puisables.