Jules Verne

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This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions. 2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work. We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING

"A rollicking trek. Phileas Fogg, the imperturbable hero of AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, has returned to New York... Never journeyed with Fogg? Allow me. He is a London bachelor of independent means so regular in his habits that he fires a manservant for serving him a cup of tea at the wrong temperature. One day, at his club, Fogg wagers 20,000 pounds that a man can now make it around the world in 80 days and sets off that same night, with his new valet Passepartout, a former tightrope walker, in baffled tow. Traveling by train, boat and sledge, rescuing a plucky Indian widow along the way, he treats time zones like his own personal hopscotch court... How exhilarating it must have been, in an era before discount cruises and air travel, when most readers would count themselves lucky to journey a town or two away. How thrilling is it now? Still pretty thrilling." Alexis Soloski, The New York Times "Pure, unadulterated magic...utterly beguiling...a high-spirited, imagination-filled escapade.... Laura Eason's exceptionally graceful adaptation of the Jules Verne classic...manages to be both wise and fun-filled...it lays its bets on enchantment and invariably comes up a winner...a show that should sail the world. Highly recommended." Chicago Sun-Times "Light, cheerful and greatly entertaining...laudably committed to its theatricality.... Eason's staging is full of the visual imagination.... It's all a great deal of fun." Chicago Tribune "An engaging, family-friendly show. Highly recommended." The Chicago Reader "Eason's affable adaptation plays up elements of Verne's novel that are sometimes forgotten... Eason moves stylishly from set piece to set piece, from the cuckoo-clock orchestration of Fogg's London life to teacups sliding across a shipboard table." Time Out Chicago

Mikael Strogoff är kurir hos den ryske tsaren Alexander II. När tatarerna invaderar Ryssland skickas Strogoff från Moskva till Irkutsk med täcknamnet Nikolas Korpanoff för att varna guvernören där, tillika tsarens bror, för förrädaren Ivan Ogareff. På den mycket farofyllda resan mot Irkutsk möter Mikael Strogoff den unga Nadia Fedor, som är på väg till sin landsförvisade far som också befinner sig i Irkutsk. Hon blir Mikaels följeslagare längs större delen av resan där de både hinner bli tillfångatagna och fly, tar sig fram till Irkutsk och gifter sig med varandra!

In the somnolent Flemish town of Quiquendone disagreements are unheard of, courtships might last a decade and not a ripple of activity can be seen at all. But when the mysterious Dr Ox is tasked with providing lighting for the town, strange things begin to happen: animals become aggressive, fruits grow huge in size, plants climb more vigorously and tempers flare up, leading the once phlegmatic townsfolk to bitter confrontations and pushing them to the brink of all-out violence. Verne, the acclaimed author of immortal tales of adventure and early science fiction, can be seen here in a different light, regaling readers of all ages with a light-hearted satire that, in its warnings about the dangers of scientific experimentation, has a clear and troubling resonance with our times.

'I am going to sink it.' 'You are not!' 'I am,' he coldly replied. 'Do not take it on yourself to judge me, monsieur.' French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, but discovers instead the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater realms of the globe, undergo a transcendental experience amongst the ruins of Atlantis, and plant a black flag at the South Pole. Nemo's mission is finally revealed to be a violent one-and his methods coldly efficient. Verne's classic novel has left a profound mark on subsequent centuries. Its themes are universal, its style alternately humorous and grandiose, its construction masterly. This new and unabridged translation brilliantly conveys the range of this seminal work. The volume also contains unpublished information about the novel's inception.

Fyrtornet sprider om natten ett välgörande ljus över det oländiga farvattnet utanför Kap Horn. Den vägleder ensamma fartyg bort från klippor och farliga grund. Vasquez har seglat de sju vida haven i över fyrtio år. Men nu har han bestämt sig för att dra sig tillbaka som fyrvaktare på den lilla ön. Tillvaron skulle äntligen bli lugn och behaglig. Men det blir inte som han har väntat sig. I närheten gömmer sig illvilliga pirater, och efter mörkrets inbrott kommer de fram ... -

Quiquendone är en liten, mycket lugn stad vid världens utkant. De har få besökare och de som bor där trivs mycket bra med sin sävliga tillvaro. Men allt detta förändras när den mystiske professor Ox dyker upp. Och professorn har med sig en rad saker som han utsätter invånarna för: elektriskt ljus istället för gasljus, drivmedel för att öka produktionen av mat, med mera. Snart befinner sig den lilla staden i ett helt nytt tillstånd. Ja, kaos har utbrutit och professor Ox ställs inför sina mystiska uppfinningars sanna natur ...

First published in 1874, "The Mysterious Island" is French author Jules Verne's exciting adventure which begins amidst the siege on Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Five northern prisoners plan an unconventional escape by hijacking a hot air balloon. What is in store for them is more than they bargained for. Cyrus Harding, an engineer in the union army; his servant Nebuchadnezzar, a former slave; sailor Bonadventure Pencroft; his prot g Herbert Brown; and the journalist Gideon Spilett; after flying for several days through stormy weather, crash-land their balloon on a deserted island. The men name it Island Lincoln in honor of their President, Abraham Lincoln. Reminiscent of such classic island stories of adventure as "Robinson Crusoe" and "Swiss Family Robinson" the novel follows the exploits of the men as they struggle for survival in a foreign land. A number of inexplicable occurrences, while the men are there, suggests that there is some secret mystery to the island, one that they will soon discover. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of W. H. G. Kingston.

I närheten av byn Werst, beläget vid bergskedjan Karpaterna i Transsylvanien pågår någonting mystiskt. Det sägs att slottet utanför byn är hemsökt av djävulen själv. Många obehagliga saker har setts och hörts på slottets ägor, och inte ens de mest modiga och äventyrslystna, eller dumdristiga, byborna vågar sig dit längre. Greve Franz de Télek, som är på besök i trakten, bestämmer sig trots detta för att själv undersöka hemsökelserna. I slottet finner han sin rival, baron Rodolphe de Gortz. Orsakerna till deras osämja är många, men djupast skär smärtan och ilskan efter att greven förlorat striden om den undersköna primadonnan La Stilla till baronen. Men den kvinna som greven trott vara både förlorad, död och begraven, hör han nu inifrån slottet, och i fönstren ser han en osaligt vandrande silhuett. -