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Happy Birthday Jules Verne (February 8). Professor Pierre Aronnax and his faithful servant, Conseil, embark on an amazing journey in Captain Nemo's Nautilus in Verne's classic novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Axel Lidenbrock est le neveu d'un éminent géologue et naturaliste allemand, le professeur Otto Lidenbrock. L'histoire commence à Hambourg, dans la maison du Pr. Lidenbrock.

A century before Jacques Cousteau, Jules Verne took readers for a whirlwind journey beneath the sea in the submarine Nautilus. Accompany brilliant scientist, Pierre Aronnax; his faithful servant, Conseil; bold mariner, Ned Land; and mysterious Captain Nemo as they walk on the ocean floor, journey beneath polar ice, and fight for their lives against sharks, giant squid, and one another. Verne's famous gift for prophesying future events still startles us throughout this electrifying voyage, adapted and narrated by Jim Weiss. Come aboard!

In einem Antiquariat hat Professor Lidenbrock einen Fund gemacht: ein uraltes isländisches Buch, aus dessen Seiten auf altem Pergament eine verschlüsselte Botschaft herausflattert. Eine ungewöhnliche und phantastische Reise beginnt, auf der der Professor und sein Neffe viele ungewöhnliche Abenteuer erleben. Die Reise führt von Hamburg über Dänemark, nach Island, direkt in den Krater eines Vulkans hinein und geradewegs ... zum Mittelpunkt der Erde.

Today we take for granted the exploration of the fascinating submarine depths of the oceans, so ubiquitous are its many representations on our screens. It is therefore surprising to realise that in his thrilling 1869 novel Jules Verne was anticipating much which was then not even imagined by science. The enigmatic Captain Nemo takes his awe-inspiring Nautilus around the Oceans of the world exploring the deep with its wonders and horrors.

L'avventura narrata ne L'isola misteriosa inizia durante l'assedio di Richmond, nel periodo della Guerra di Secessione americana...

A nobleman, the Count of Chanteleine, leads a rebellion against the revolutionary French government. While he fights for the monarchy and the church, his home is destroyed and his wife murdered by the mob. Now he must save his daughter from the guillotine. This exciting swashbuckler is also a meticulous historical re-creation of a particularly bloody episode in the Reign of Terror.

Man has always wanted to travel into the unknown and encounter what he has not, and perhaps cannot, experience in the real world. The early 20th century witnessed an explosion of science fiction literature. Authors studied the wonders of scientific and technological progress and imagined worlds that had developed even greater advances. Jules Vernes' and H.G. Wells' fantastic tales well whetted the public's appetite for adventure tales.

One of Jules Verne's final books, The Master of the World, which was released in 1904, is a science fiction classic. The novel was written as Verne's health was deteriorating. The Master of the World is a "dark novel," full of dread and anxiety about the emergence of totalitarianism and tyrants, embodied by the novel's antagonist, Robur.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. It was published in 1870. It is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus. The book was widely acclaimed on its release and remains so; it is regarded as one of the premier 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. Its depiction of Captain Nemo's underwater ship, the Nautilus, is regarded as ahead of its time, since it accurately describes many features of today's submarines, which in the 1860s were comparatively primitive vessels.

In Antarctic Mystery, Edgar Allan Poes intriguing narrative of Arthur Pym comes to life as Captain Len Guy embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the fate of his brothers ill-fated ship, the Jane. This vessel, once a part of Pyms mysterious voyage, disappears under the icy grip of Antarctica. With the help of the resourceful Mr. Joerling, the crew of the Halbrane is drawn into an expedition filled with danger and discovery, as they search for any remnants of the Jane and its lost crew.

When an unidentified "monster" threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax and his unflappable assistant Conseil join an expedition organized by the US Navy to hunt down and destroy the menace. After months of fruitless searching, they finally grapple with their quarry, but Aronnax, Conseil, and the brash Canadian harpooner Ned Land are thrown overboard in the attack, only to find that the "monster" is actually a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by a shadowy, mystical, preternaturally imposing man who calls himself Captain Nemo.

When a volcano suddenly seems to erupt and threaten a mountain town of North Carolina, Inspector Strock is sent to determine the danger. When an automobile race in Wisconsin is interrupted by the unexpected appearance of a vehicle traveling at many times the top speed of the entrants, Strock is again consulted. And when an odd-shaped boat is sighted moving at impossible speeds off the New England coast, Stock and his boss begin to wonder if the incidents are related.

"Miguel Strogoff" es una de las cumbres de la novela de aventuras del autor Jules Verne. Junto con "La vuelta al mundo en ochenta días", supuso un éxito comercial sin precedentes para el autor. La historia, que se articula en torno a un corro del zar que debe atravesar Siberia en plena invasión tártara, llegó a marcar a varias generaciones de lectores jóvenes desde su publicación. Intriga, acción, amores, emociones a flor de piel y una historia inolvidable, que la han convertido en un clásico sin paliativos.

Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the monster turns out to be the Nautilus, a giant submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to the South Pole.

De reis om de wereld in 80 dagen is een van de bekendste romans van de franse schrijver Jules Verne. De avonturenroman over de rijke Phileas Fogg die wedt dat hij in 80 dagen om de wereld kan reizen werd gepubliceerd in 1873. Het verhaal en afgeleiden ervan werden talloze keren verfilmd. Zoals alle boeken van Verne speelt ook in De reis om de wereld in 80 dagen de nieuwe technologie van de negentiende eeuw een grote rol.

El profesor Lidenbrock, que une a su condición de verdadero sabio una terquedad sin límites, descifra un viejo pergamino devolviendo pacientemente su sentido a los incomprensibles signos que en él se contienen.

Jules Verne is considered to be an important author in France and most of Europe, where he has had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. His reputation was markedly different in the Anglosphere where he had often been labeled a writer of genre fiction or children's books, largely because of the highly abridged and altered translations in which his novels have often been printed. Since the 1980s, his literary reputation has improved.

In October 1872, the fastidious Phileas Fogg—a British gentleman who rarely ventures outside the comforts of home or his beloved club—bets his compatriots that he can travel around the entire world in just eighty days. With his newly hired valet, Passepartout, as his traveling companion, Fogg embarks on a wild journey, traversing the continents. He is determined not to lose the bet, no matter what obstacles arise—and they do arise—in this classic tale of adventure and romance!

En 1868, un monstre mystérieux s'acharne sur les bateaux naviguant dans l'océan Pacifique. Alarmé par ce phénomène, le gouvernement américain met sur pied une expédition pour mettre un terme à ce trouble. Mais le scientifique français Pierre Aronnax, son fidèle domestique Conseil et le harponneur canadien Ned Land sont capturés par le capitaine Nemo qui navigue dans les océans du globe à bord du sous-marin Nautilus.