Jules Verne

The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived." - Arthur C. Clarke An adventurous geology professor chances upon a manuscript in which a 16th-century explorer claims to have found a route to the earth's core. Professor Lidenbrock can't resist the opportunity to investigate, and with his nephew Axel, he sets off across Iceland in the company of Hans Bjelke, a native guide. The expedition descends into an extinct volcano toward a sunless sea, where they encounter a subterranean world of luminous rocks, antediluvian forests, and fantastic marine life - a living past that holds the secrets to the origins of human existence. Originally published in 1864, Jules Verne's classic remains critically acclaimed for its style and imaginative visions. Verne wrote many fantasy stories that later proved remarkably prescient, and his distinctive combination of realism and romanticism exercised a lasting influence on writers as diverse as Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Jean-Paul Sartre. In addition to the excitement of an action novel, Journey to the Center of the Earth has the added appeal of a psychological quest, in which the sojourn itself is as significant as the ultimate destination.

Phileas Fogg bets £20,000 that he can go round the world in eighty days – a huge sum of money in 1872, worth more than a million pounds today! When he sets off on his amazing journey with his clever servant, Passepartout, they cannot afford the slightest delay. Will the two travellers have time to help Princess Aouda, when the brave and beautiful young woman is threatened with a cruel fate? Detective Fix believes that Mr Fogg is a bank robber, and plans to arrest him. Will that be the end of Phileas Fogg’s chance to save his fortune?

Der Findling - Erster Band ist ein unver nderter, hochwertiger Nachdruck der Originalausgabe. Hansebooks ist Herausgeber von Literatur zu unterschiedlichen Themengebieten wie Forschung und Wissenschaft, Reisen und Expeditionen, Kochen und Ern hrung, Medizin und weiteren Genres. Der Schwerpunkt des Verlages liegt auf dem Erhalt historischer Literatur. Viele Werke historischer Schriftsteller und Wissenschaftler sind heute nur noch als Antiquit ten erh ltlich. Hansebooks verlegt diese B cher neu und tr gt damit zum Erhalt selten gewordener Literatur und historischem Wissen auch f r die Zukunft bei.

In the midst of the American Civil War, five prisoners hijack a hot air balloon to make their escape. Caught in the winds of a violent storm, the balloon is blown far, far away from its point of departure in Richmond, Virginia. When the craft crash-lands, its passengers find themselves castaways on an exotic island. Here they are forced to contend with wild animals, pirates, and an active volcano-in a fight for their very survival. Beloved for well over a century, The Mysterious Island is an enduring adventure classic by the masterful Jules Verne.

Ce roman, parmi les plus c l bres et des plus traduits de notre litt rature, appara t sans conteste comme une des oeuvres les plus puissantes, les plus originales et les plus repr sentatives de Jules Verne. Tout commence en 1866: la peur r gne sur les oc ans. Plusieurs navires pr tendent avoir rencontr un monstre effrayant. Et quand certains rentrent gravement avari s apr s avoir heurt la cr ature, la rumeur devient certitude. L'Abraham Lincoln, fr gate...

The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various nations and ages are condemned to a two-year-long journey on the comet. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.

The famous story by Jules Verne about the adventures of Professor Pierre Aronnax in the submarine "Nautilus", headed by the mystical Captain Nemo. "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea" is a classic science fiction novel.

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island's bountiful resources, eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature. The book is also an intriguing mystery story, for the island has a secret. Includes unique illustrations

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. This is the story of an Underwater Tour of the 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 after he, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land wash up on their ship. On the Nautilus, the three embark on a journey which has them going all around the world. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne's greatest works, along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Includes The unique vintage illustrations

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. Fans of classic adventure fiction will delight in Jules Verne's This is a great classic Antarctic adventure story. It is sequel to Edgar Allen Poe's The Narrative of A. Gordon Pym, but never having read the Poe story, I think this book is a great stand alone story. If you like classic novels, victorian era novels, or adventure novels than this book is worth the time to read. Includes unique illustrations

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. This is the story of an Underwater Tour of the 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 after he, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land wash up on their ship. On the Nautilus, the three embark on a journey which has them going all around the world. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne's greatest works, along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Includes The unique vintage illustrations

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. The contents of a shark's stomach contain a bottle that holds partially deteriorated notes written in three different languages. Together they give clues to the location of Captain Harry Grant, whose ship the Britannia was lost at sea. While the latitude (37th parallel) of Grant is known from the notes, the longitude is a mystery. Lord Glenarvan makes it his quest to find Grant; together with his wife, Harry Grant's two children, and the crew of his yacht the Duncan, they set off for South America. On their journey the searchers encounter storms, earthquakes, deserts, floods, pirates, cannibals, wolves, and numerous other dangers as they trace the 37th parallel across South America, then across Australia, and finally across New Zealand. Includes unique illustrations

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. This book contains the classic adventure novel 'Eight Hundred Leagues On the Amazon', and would be a great addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in this genre. Take a journey on a giant raft with Joam Garral down 800 Leagues on the Amazon. Garral, a Brazilian, lives on a thriving fazenda (plantation) in the Peruvian frontier with his loving family. But, his daughter's imminent marriage to a Brazilian army surgeon compels him to return to his homeland to face the dark secrets of his past. Includes unique illustrations

Rare edition with unique illustrations and elegant classic cream paper. This is the story of an Underwater Tour of the 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 after he, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land wash up on their ship. On the Nautilus, the three embark on a journey which has them going all around the world. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne's greatest works, along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Includes The unique vintage illustrations

'It is a ripping yarn, but it is also an eerie tale of isolation and madness ... with a compellingly Byronic central character' GuardianCombining thrilling adventure with scientific facts and a wonder at the natural world, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is Jules Verne's most enduringly popular novel. It begins when a vast black object is spotted menacing the oceans, causing panic over the world. When Professor Aronnax joins an expedition to hunt down the creature, he and his two companions discover it is a giant submarine, the Nautilus. Captured and held prisoner on board by its captain, Nemo - unpredictable, enigmatic, exiled from humanity - they have no choice but to travel the terrifying underwater depths with him. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by David Coward

A thrilling subterranean adventure filled with startling and strange discoveriesWhen Professor Otto Liedenbrock comes across a strange code, he is convinced that it points the way to reaching the centre of the earth. With the help of his nephew Axel, he deciphers the code and with Axel at his side, sets off for Iceland. There, they venture down the crater of a volcano. Travelling further and further, deeper into the earth using a series of interconnected passageways, they have incredible adventures and close encounters with death. The discoveries they make inside the earth are as astounding as they are unbelievable. From the existence of an underground sea and echoing chambers, to prehistoric animals and much more, the explorers go from one exciting episode to another. But will they be able to find their way back to the surface of the earth finally? As enthralling and electrifying today as it was when it was first published, A Journey to the Centre of the Earth remains an enduring classic that continues to inspire voyagers and readers alike. Let it come alive once more in this beautiful edition, with an introduction by Ruskin Bond.

Den hemmelighetsfulle øya er den tolvte boken i Jules Vernes storslåtte serie «Ekstraordinære reiser», som inneholder flere av verdenslitteraturens mest berømte verker og som har inspirert og gledet lesere siden starten på serien i 1863. For mange er kanskje Den hemmelighetsfulle øya den av Jules Vernes fortellinger som rager aller høyest - den er uhyre spennende og fasettert, overraskende og ikke minst opplysende. Sikkert er det at romanen er en spektakulær robinsonade som viser vår sivilisasjons vell av mulig.heter og ikke minst trusler. Året er 1865 og den amerikanske borgerkrigen raser for fullt i sin brutale sluttfase. Fra den beleirede byen Richmond i staten Virginia klarer fem krigsfanger og en hund med nød og neppe å rømme i en kapret luftballong. Men flukten skal vise seg å få et alt annet enn ønsket resultat, idet rømlingene havner midt i en forferdelig orkan. Ballongen blir ledet langt ut av kurs og etter mange, lange timer og dager i tærende kamp med naturkreftene, ender den ville ferden på det som tilsynelatende fremstår som en øde øy. De nye og uventede omgivelsene byr på store utfordringer for de fem frihetssøkerne - en krigskorrespondent, en naturforsker, en sjømann, en ingeniør og hans trofaste tjener. Men underlige ting skjer på den ukjente øy. Er de skipbrudne virkelig alene? Romanen er siste del av Jules Vernes berømte trilogi, som i for øvrig består av Kaptein Grants barn og En verdensomseiling under havet. Første komplette utgave på norsk. Illustrert med 154 vignetter av Férat og graveringer av Barbant.

Im M rz 1875 verl sst das Segelschiff Franklin unter seinem Kapit n John Branican den Hafen von San Diego in Kalifornien. Sein Ziel ist das indische Kalkutta, doch nach vielen Monaten gibt es von dem Schiff und dessen Mannschaft keinerlei Lebenszeichen mehr. Das Schiff gilt schlie lich mit seiner Mannschaft als verloren. Die junge Frau des Kapit ns, die einundzwanzigj hrige Dolly Branican, will das jedoch nicht hinnehmen. Sie hat in ihrem jungen Leben bereits Schweres durchgemacht. Ihr Sohn Wat starb bei einem Schiffsungl ck und sie selbst ist dem Tode nahe. Die Hoffnung, dass ihr Mann noch am Leben ist, h lt sie selbst noch am Leben. Sie lebt mehrere Jahre in geistiger Umnachtung und bringt ihren zweiten Sohn Godfrey zur Welt, von dem sie jedoch getrennt wird und von dessen Existenz sie nichts wei . Mit dem Geld aus einer Erbschaft ihres Onkels finanziert sie mehrere Suchexpeditionen. Sie ist fest davon berzeugt ihren Mann John zu finden. Jules Verne (1828-1905) war ein franz sischer Schriftsteller.

Der Walf nger Saint Enoch soll zu seiner n chsten Walfangreise auslaufen. Es gibt zwei Gr nde warum das Schiff seine Reise nicht beginnen kann. Zwei wichtige Posten bei der Besatzung sind noch nicht besetzt. Es fehlt der wichtige Schiffsarzt und der bordeigene B ttcher. Der B ttcher wird zur Konservierung des Fanges auf dem Walf nger ben tigt, da er die Aufgabe hat, defekte F sser zu reparieren und nach der Gewinnung des Trans die F sser zu verschlie en. Der junge Dr. Filhiol bewirbt sich als Schiffsarzt. Kapit n Bourcart ist sofort von ihm begeistert. Dr. Filhiol hat noch einen zus tzlichen Tipp. Er schl gt den zweiundf nfzigj hrigen Jean-Marie Cabidoulin als Teilnehmer der Expedition vor. Cabidoulin ist ein alter Seeb r und ist schon seit seiner Jugend auf den Weltmeeren unterwegs. Er ist voller Aberglauben und macht d stere Prophezeiungen, was ihn bei den anderen Seeleuten unbeliebt macht. Kapit n Bourcart hat jedoch keine Alternative und stimmt zu, Cabidoulin anzuheuern. Jules Verne (1828-1905) war ein franz sischer Schriftsteller. Neben Hugo Gernsback, Kurd La witz und H. G. Wells gilt Jules Verne als einer der Begr nder der Science-Fiction-Literatur.

Robinson Crusoe ist ein Roman von Daniel Defoe, der die Geschichte eines Seemannes erz hlt, der mehrere Jahre auf einer Insel als Schiffbr chiger verbringt. Zur Inhalt: Auf einer Fahrt erleidet Robinson Crusoe bei einem Sturm in der Karibik Schiffbruch, den er als einziges Mitglied der Besatzung berlebt. Er strandet an einer abgelegenen Insel. Crusoe kann an den folgenden Tagen mit einem selbstgebauten Flo noch verschiedene Ausr stungsgegenst nde aus dem Schiffswrack retten, bevor er eines Morgens feststellen muss, dass es nach einem weiteren Sturm verschwunden ist. Robinson baut sich eine kleine Festung, in deren Schutz er lebt. Er beginnt, Getreide anzubauen, zu jagen und Kleidung aus den Fellen wilder Ziegen herzustellen. Die Schule der Robinsons ist ein Roman des franz sischen Autors Jules Verne. Zur Inhalt: Der Million r William W. Kolderup ersteigert in San Francisco in einem Duell mit seinem Konkurrenten J. R. Taskinar aus Stockton f r die Summe von 4.000.000 Dollar die Insel Spencer, die 862 km vor der K ste Kaliforniens liegt. Kolderup plant, seine sechzehnj hrige Adoptivtochter Phina Halloney mit seinem ebenfalls bei ihm aufgewachsenen elternlosen Neffen Godfrey zu verheiraten. Bevor er eine Ehe eingeht, will Godfrey jedoch eine l ngere Weltreise machen und Abenteuer in der Art wie Robinson Crusoe erleben, da er bisher von der Welt eigentlich nur San Francisco kennt. Phina ist bereit zwei Jahre auf Godfrey zu warten.