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A Journey to the Center of the Earth, also translated as A Journey to the Interior of the Earth, follows a man, his nephew and their guide down an Icelandic volcano into the center of the earth. There they encounter an ancient landscape filled with prehistoric animals and natural dangers. There is some discussion as to whether Verne really believed that such things might be found in the center, or whether he shared the alternate view, expressed by another character in the novel, that it was not so.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-655-5

Fans of classic adventure fiction will delight in Jules Verne's An Antarctic Mystery. The novel follows the journey of fictional explorer Pym, who also appeared in Edgar Allen Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, through the eyes of an American explorer who is surveying the Kerguelen Islands.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-263-1

An unmarried by mathematically precise Englishman dismisses his valet for heating his shaving water two degrees cooler than usual. He hires a French valet to replace him and the two of them set off to travel around the world in eighty days - a supposedly possible feat, now that the Indian railways have been built. If they succeed they will win a fortune off the other members of the Reform Club.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-656-2

Claudius Bombarnac is reporter who is assigned to travel on the Grand Transasiatic Railway and write about his travels. The train runs through Uzun Ada, Turkestan and Peking, China. Claudius befriends the eclectic band of travelers aboard the train, hoping to find a hero to make his story interesting. When a heavily-guarded carriage is added to the train, Claudius thinks his prayers might just have been answered.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-316-4

Although French science fiction innovator Jules Verne is best known for fantastical tales such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, he also wrote a number of fast-paced action-adventure stories. Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen falls into this category, following the protagonist of the title through an around the world whaling trip that goes horribly wrong.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-109-2

What would it be like to explore a largely unknown swath of the world—from the air? That's exactly what the intrepid explorers in Jules Verne's Five Weeks in a Balloon set out to do in this novel, an early entrant in the literature describing European exploration of Africa. Like many of Verne's novels, this tale is so richly detailed and historically accurate that you'll feel like you've actually come along for the ride.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-908-2

Jules Verne, author of such works as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days, is recognized as one of the masters of the golden age of science fiction. In The Master of the World, a series of catastrophes strike the Atlantic Seaboard of the United States, and an intrepid investigator postulates that they might all be connected to a mysterious mad scientist who is sequestered in a compound in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-136-8

Though Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar hews more closely to the genre of historical fiction than the science fiction for which Jules Verne is best known, the novel contains the same action-packed adventure and intrigue that made Verne famous, and critics now regard it as one of the author's most fully realized literary efforts. A must-read for Verne fans and lovers of fast-paced historical adventures.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-247-1

Around the world, the skies are ablaze with music and flashing lights. Atop many of the most recognizable monuments and landmarks, mysterious black and gold flags have appeared. Who—or what—is responsible for these strange phenomena? In Robur the Conquerer, science fiction master Jules Verne imagines two warring factions of brilliant inventors that have each developed the flight technology they believe will usher humanity into the future. Who will prevail? Read Robur the Conqueror to find out.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-126-9

Sail alongside fearless explorer Captain Hatteras and his crew as they set forth on a journey to the North Pole. This action-adventure tale from beloved writer Jules Verne is chock-full of the kind of imaginative details and historical verisimilitude that propelled him to literary fame.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-909-9

Although The Mysterious Island is technically a sequel to Vernes' enormously popular Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, this novel offers a vastly different take on similar thematic motifs. As with all of Verne's best-known works, The Mysterious Island is a masterpiece of the action-adventure genre, with a heaping dash of science fiction influence thrown in for good measure.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62012-219-8

Get set for pulse-pounding adventure on the high seas with the master of the early science fiction and action genres, Jules Verne. The novel The Survivors of the Chancellor is a fictional but remarkably well researched and detailed account of the passengers who survive the disastrous final voyage of the Chancellor, a British sailing vessel.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-62011-907-5

Believed to be a collaboration between science fiction luminary Jules Verne and French writer Andre Laurie (the pen name of politician Paschal Grousset), The Waif of the Cynthia skillfully combines action-adventure with a beguiling mystery. A respected and affluent Norwegian doctor takes an interest in the case of the brilliant orphan Erik and vows not only to support him and guide his education, but also to help Erik discover his true origins.
Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek
ISBN: 978-1-63421-165-9