Jules Verne

"Morskaja pochta" dostavila pismo. V brjukhe ubitoj akuly najdena butylka s prosboj o pomoschi. No est problema: koordinaty razmylo vodoj. Izvestna lish shirota, gde zhdet podmogi popavshij v bedu otvazhnyj kapitan. No... kogda nuzhno spasti cheloveka,- ljubye prepjatstvija nichtozhny. Chto mozhet protivostojat otvage, reshitelnosti i znaniju? Vysokie gory? Dikie zhivotnye? Burnoe more? Dikari ljudoedy? Ljudi, nastojaschie ljudi, mogut preodolet ljubye prepjatstvija, chtoby pomoch vnov obresti ottsa detjam otvazhnogo kapitana Granta. V nastojaschem izdanii vosproizvoditsja polnyj komplekt iz 175 illjustratsij izvestnogo frantsuzskogo khudozhnika Eduarda Riu. Perevodchik: Beketova Aleksandra AndreevnaKhudozhnik: Riu Eduard

Vnimaniju chitatelej predlagaetsja odin iz maloizvestnykh romanov Zhjulja Verna. Pri ego napisanii avtor neodnokratno obraschalsja k trudam izvestnogo shotlandskogo missionera Davida Livingstona, izvestnogo svoej issledovatelskoj dejatelnostju. Geodezicheskaja ekspeditsija, sostojaschaja iz trjokh russkikh i trjokh anglijskikh uchjonykh, otpravljaetsja v Juzhnuju Afriku dlja nauchnykh izyskanij. Po puti mezhdu nimi nazrevaet konflikt, a vnezapno poluchennoe izvestie o nachale voennykh dejstvij mezhdu Rossiej i Angliej eschjo bolshe obostrjaet situatsiju, privodja k okonchatelnomu raskolu ekspeditsii na dve chasti: russkuju i anglijskuju. Nemalo trudnostej podzhidaet geroev: puteshestvie po dzhungljam, okhota na dikikh zverej, perekhod cherez pustynju, mjatezh bushmenov, napadenie razbojnikov... Vo vremja osady kreposti, gde zakrepilis russkie, im na pomosch, zabyv o vrazhde, prikhodjat anglijskie uchjonye - i komanda snova vossoedinjaetsja pered litsom obschej opasnosti. No na etom neverojatnye prikljuchenija geroev ne zakanchivajutsja... Kniga proilljustrirovana Olegom Pakhomovym.

Roman mastera prikljuchencheskoj prozy Zhjulja Verna "Zaveschanie chudaka" malo izvesten rossijskomu chitatelju, odnako edva li ustupit po uvlekatelnosti samym izvestnym tvorenijam avtora. Dejstvie proiskhodit v SSHA kontsa XIX veka. Ekstsentrichnyj millioner Uiljam Gipperbon zaveschal vsjo svojo sostojanie odnomu iz gorozhan, izbrannykh zhrebiem, - pri uslovii, chto pretendenty otpravjatsja v puteshestvie cherez vsju stranu, chtoby sygrat v neobychnuju kartochnuju igru. Ofitser flota Godzh Urrikan, khudozhnik Maks Real, zhurnalist Garri Kembel, skupschik vekselej German Titbjuri, boksjor Tom Krabb, junaja baryshnja Lissi Veg i tainstvennyj igrok pod initsialami X. K. Z. puskajutsja v pogonju za neslykhannym bogatstvom. Geroev zhdut vzljoty i padenija, nadezhdy i razocharovanija, udivitelnye znakomstva i romanticheskie otnoshenija, trudnosti i po-nastojaschemu serjoznye opasnosti, kogda prikhoditsja riskovat sostojaniem, a to i zhiznju, - i vsjo eto na fone zhivoj mnogoobraznoj Ameriki, ot samykh dikikh ejo ugolkov do industrialnykh gorodov. Kniga proilljustrirovana rabotami khudozhnika Olega Pakhomova.

Master of the World (French: Ma tre du monde), published in 1904, is one of the last novels by French pioneer science fiction writer, Jules Verne. It is a sequel to Robur the Conqueror. At the time wrote the novel, his health was failing. Master of the World is a "black novel," filled with foreboding and fear of the rise of tyrants such as the novel's villain, Robur, and totalitarianism. Plot outlineSet in the summer of 1903, a series of unexplained events occur across the Eastern United States, caused by objects moving with such great speed that they are nearly invisible. The first-person narrator, John Strock, 'Head inspector in the federal police department' in Washington, DC, travels to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to investigate. He discovers that all the phenomena are being caused by Robur, a brilliant inventor. (He was previously featured as a character in Verne's Robur the Conqueror.)Robur has perfected a new machine, which he has dubbed the Terror. It is a ten-meter long vehicle, capable of operating as a speedboat, submarine, automobile, or aircraft. It can travel at the (then) unheard of speed of 150 miles per hour on land and at more than 200 mph when flying. Strock tries to capture the Terror but instead is captured himself. Robur drives the strange craft to elude his pursuers, heading to the Caribbean and into a thunderstorm. The Terror is struck by lightning, breaks apart, and falls into the ocean. Strock is rescued from the vehicle's wreckage, but Robur's body is never found. The reader is left to decide whether or not he has died.

When an eccentric professor acquires an ancient book, a riddle on a spare piece of parchment tucked neatly within its pages leads him and his nephew on an unparalleled adventure. The unlocked riddle brings them to a remote mountain on Iceland, where they enter an extinct volcano on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. They soon find themselves at a giant underground ocean where the laws of science are constantly redefined and prehistoric creatures are in abundance. But in the bowels of the earth, a shocking discovery pits the travellers face to face with their own terrifying past. Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth has been read by millions of inquisitive minds and has influenced some of the worlds most famous explorers such as Admiral Byrd, who announced on his 1926 expedition to the North Pole that "it is Jules Verne who is bringing me." This edition was edited in 2015 by A. R Roumanis. The original English translation included common Victorian words. A. R. Roumanis edited the story for modern 21st century readers. This edition includes 53 illustrations, a biography, historical reviews, articles, and an introduction by Mark Rich.

Phileas Fogg puts up half his fortune wagering that he can circumnavigate the earth in 80 days. Encountering one adventure after another and pursued by a determined policeman, Fogg’s inventiveness will be challenged to its limit. When Phileas Fogg brashly accepts a bet that he can travel around the world in a mere 80 days he not only risks his fortune but his life. Complications in his travel occur early and often, with Fogg and his loyal valet Passepartout falling behind schedule and struggling to catch up as the author brilliantly blocks their path with everything from a relentlessly pursuing policeman, who mistakenly believes Fogg to be a bank robber, to attacks by Sioux braves and a mutiny at sea. Interspersed with all the driving action are colorful glimpses of distant lands and descriptions of Fogg’s various forms of travel, which range from train and steamer to elephant and wind-powered sleigh. A bestseller in its day Around the World in Eighty Days was first published in 1873 and conveys the excitement and fascination felt by both the author and his readers for the Victorian era’s fresh new possibilities in travel. The sweep and charm of this adventure classic are undimmed today.” With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Around the World in Eighty Days is both modern and readable.

Taken aboard the submarine Nautilus by Captain Nemo, the narrator and his companions find themselves captives on a spectacular tour of the world’s oceans, and witnesses to Nemo’s increasingly obsessive hatred of the surface world. Professor Pierre Aronnax was rescued from drowning by Captain Nemo, who insists that in order to protect the secret of his submarine, Aronnax must stay on board the Nautilus for the rest of his life. They explore the oceans, with the inspired author guiding them through a terrific array of undersea wonders, some based on reality and others wholly imagined. Giving his lush imagination free rein Verne describes his characters encountering sunken ships, Antarctic ice, and the drowned city of Atlantis, spicing the action with an unforgettable battle with giant squid. Though it all Aronnax notes Captain Nemo’s hatred for the nations of the surface world, which builds until it borders on madness and Aronnax and his companions realize that they must find a way to escape. First appearing in 1870, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was an immediate success and has remained one of the author’s most esteemed works ever since. Celebrated for its prescient treatment of the submarine, the novel has also been steadily re-examined by critics who have found political, social and ecological subtexts in the book. Readers will find, as they have for 150 years, a richly engaging adventure story full of thrills, inventiveness and wonder. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is both modern and readable.

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Jules Verne's most famous adventure, now in a beautiful clothbound editionOne night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

The Jules Verne classic is back in this brand new sequel written by screenwriter Max Landis. Mysterious Island has risen again, this time in present day, and the infamous Captain Nemo is back to command a new set of monsters. This graphic novel has a ton of new features that have never been seen before.

The adventure begins when eccentric German Professor Otto Lindenbrock and his nephew Axel decipher a coded note written in runic script by a sixteenth-century Icelandic alchemist. The message sends Lindenbrock and Axel on a journey to Sn fellsj kull, Iceland, in search of an extinct volcano and a secret crater that they believe leads to the center of the earth. With with their guide, Hans Bjelke, they make a daring dive into the crater. The three travelers encounter all kinds of dangers and strange phenomena-from an underground world populated with fossils of prehistoric mammals and gigantic mushrooms to primeval fish and giant marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs. Journey to the Center of the Earth is a dazzling display of science fiction adventure writing. Includes a detailed biographical note on the author's life.

Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (Jules Verne)Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (French: Michel Strogoff) is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critics, including Leonard S. Davidow, consider it one of Verne's best books. Davidow wrote, "Jules Verne has written no better book than this, in fact it is deservedly ranked as one of the most thrilling tales ever written." Unlike some of Verne's other novels, it is not science fiction, but a scientific phenomenon (Leidenfrost effect) is a plot device. The book was later adapted to a play, by Verne himself and Adolphe d'Ennery. Incidental music to the play was written by Alexandre Artus in 1880. The book has been adapted several times for films, television and cartoon series. Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, is a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Tartar Khan (prince), Feofar Khan, incites a rebellion and separates the Russian Far East from the mainland, severing telegraph lines. Rebels encircle Irkutsk, where the local governor, a brother of the Tsar, is making a last stand. Strogoff is sent to Irkutsk to warn the governor about the traitor Ivan Ogareff, a former colonel, who was once demoted and exiled and now seeks revenge against the imperial family. He intends to gain the governor's trust and then betray him to the Tartar hordes. On his way to Irkutsk, Strogoff meets Nadia Fedor, daughter of an exiled political prisoner, Basil Fedor, who has been granted permission to join her father at his exile in Irkutsk, the English war correspondent Harry Blount of the Daily Telegraph and Alcide Jolivet, a Frenchman reporting for his 'cousin Madeleine'. Blount and Jolivet tend to follow the same route as Michael, separating and meeting again all the way through Siberia. He is supposed to travel under a false identity, posing as the pacific merchant Nicolas Korpanoff but he is discovered by the Tartars when he meets his mother in their home city of Omsk. Michael, his mother and Nadia are eventually captured by the Tartar forces, along with thousands of other Russians, during the storming of a city in the Ob basin. The tartars do not know Strogoff by sight, but Ogareff is aware of the courier's mission and when he is told that Strogoff's mother spotted her son in the crowd and called his name, but received no reply, he understands that Strogoff is among the captured and devises a scheme to force the mother to indicate him. Strogoff is indeed caught and handed over to the Tartars, and Ogareff alleges that Michael is a spy, hoping to have him put to death in some cruel way.