Michel Strogoff

When Professor Lidenbrock discovers coded messages about a passage to the center of the Earth in an old manuscript, he decides to undertake the adventure of a lifetime and travel through the volcanic passage described in his research. Accompanied by his nephew Axel and their Icelandic guide, he undertakes a fantastic journey, encountering unimaginable environments, terrible obstacles and strange creatures along the way. Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of Jules Verne's most renowned works of science-fiction. It was inspired by Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man by Charles Lyell, which discusses the origin of humans through geological discovery. Verne's novel has been adapted numerous times for film, television and theatre, including the 2008 film starring Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth

Les tribulations d'un chinois en chine (coll. hetzel)

Kéraban-le-Têtu est un marchand de tabac turc, il est fier est surtout très têtu. Il refuse d'acquitter au sultan la taxe pour la traversée du détroit du Bosphore. Il entame alors, avec un de ses clients hollandais un long périple aventureux autour de la mer noire.

Kéraban le Têtu

Verne's 1865 tale of a trip to the moon is (as you'd expect from Verne) great fun, even if bits of it now seem, in retrospect, a little strange. Our rocket ship gets shot out of a cannon? To the moon? Goodness! 

But in other ways it's full of eerie bits of business that turned out to be very near reality: he had the cost, when you adjust for inflation, almost exactly right. There are other similarities, too. Verne's cannon was named the Columbiad; the Apollo 11 command module was named Columbia. Apollo 11 had a three-person crew, just as Verne's did; and both blasted off from the American state of Florida. 

Even the return to earth happened in more-or-less the same place. Coincidence --or fact!? We say you'll have to read this story yourself to judge.

From the Earth to the Moon

Le soleil venait de disparaître au-delà des pics neigeux des Cordillères ; mais sous ce beau ciel péruvien, à travers le voile transparent des nuits, l’atmosphère s’imprégnait d’une lumineuse fraîcheur. C’était l’heure à laquelle on pouvait vivre de la vie européenne et chercher en dehors des vérandas quelque souffle bienfaisant...

Martin Paz

After hijacking a balloon from a Confederate camp, a band of five northern prisoners escapes the American Civil War. Seven thousand miles later, they drop from the clouds onto an uncharted volcanic island in the Pacific. Through teamwork, scientific knowledge, engineering, and perseverance, they endeavour to build a colony from scratch. But this island of abundant resources has its secrets. The castaways discover they are not alone. A shadowy, yet familiar, agent of their unfathomable fate is watching.What unfolds in Jules Verne’s imaginative marvel is both an enthralling mystery and the ultimate in survivalist adventures.

L'Île mystérieuse

Mirifiques aventures de MaA(R)tre Antifer. Partie 1 / par Jules Verne; illustrations de G. RouxDate de l'A(c)dition originale: 1894Collection: BibliothA]que d'A(c)ducation et de rA(c)crA(c)ationCe livre est la reproduction fidA]le d'une oeuvre publiA(c)e avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres rA(c)imprimA(c)s A la demande A(c)ditA(c)e par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la BibliothA]que nationale de France, offrant l'opportunitA(c) d'accA(c)der A des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont A(c)tA(c) numA(c)risA(c)es par la BnF et sont prA(c)sentes sur Gallica, sa bibliothA]que numA(c)rique.En entreprenant de redonner vie A ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres rA(c)imprimA(c)s A la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilitA(c) de rencontrer un public A(c)largi et participons A la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherchA(c) A concilier la reproduction fidA]le d'un livre ancien A partir de sa version numA(c)risA(c)e avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous espA(c)rons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiA]re satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

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