Book detail: Jules Verne Selected Works: 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, From the Earth to the Moon, Five Weeks in a Balloon, The Mysterious Island is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This volume brings together six of Jules Verne's most celebrated works, originally published in the late 19th century. '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' follows the underwater adventures of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus. 'Around the World in 80 Days' recounts a daring race against time to circumnavigate the globe. 'A Journey to the Centre of the Earth' describes a descent into the planet's interior via a volcanic crater. 'From the Earth to the Moon' imagines a post-Civil War attempt to launch a projectile to the moon. 'Five Weeks in a Balloon' chronicles an aerial expedition across Africa. 'The Mysterious Island' tells the story of castaways who use their knowledge to survive and uncover secrets on a remote island. The collection showcases Verne's pioneering role in science fiction and his fascination with technology, geography, and adventure.
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