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Journey to the Centre of the Earth

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"Fictional trips to the underground are a feature of all mythologies, but the best of the nineteenth-century tales is that of Verne." Isaac Asimov, 1966. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is an 1864 classic by Jules Verne. It tells of German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.Édouard Riou (1833 -1900) was a French painter and illustrator who illustrated six novels by Jules Verne, with an Afterword by Ned Halley.

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Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2015
ISBN10
1909621366
ISBN13
9781909621367
Serie
Prima pubblicazione
1864
Titolo originale
Voyage au centre de la Terre
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3,85 su 5
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"Fictional trips to the underground are a feature of all mythologies, but the best of the nineteenth-century tales is that of Verne." Isaac Asimov, 1966. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is an 1864 classic by Jules Verne. It tells of German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.Édouard Riou (1833 -1900) was a French painter and illustrator who illustrated six novels by Jules Verne, with an Afterword by Ned Halley.