A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
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A Journey to the Center of the Earth, a novel by Jules Verne, (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated with the variant titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, is a classic science fiction novel written by French novelist Jules Verne. It was first published in French in 1864, The first publication was translated by an unknown hand and published in 1871 by the London house, Griffith & Farran. This edition uses the translation by Frederick Amadeus Malleson and was published by Ward, Lock & Co, London in 1877. Professor Otto Lidenbrock is the tale's central figure, an eccentric German scientist who believes there are volcanic tubes that reach to the very center of the earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their Icelandic guide Hans rappel into Iceland's celebrated inactive volcano Snæfellsjökull, then contend with many dangers, including cave-ins, subpolar tornadoes, an underground ocean, and living prehistoric creatures from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Eventually the three explorers are spewed back to the surface by an active volcano, Stromboli, located in southern Italy.
A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
$10.25