Books with author Julio Verne

What do you do if you want to travel the world but are too afraid to fly? You go by cruise ship, of course, hopping from one to another to get to your final destination and then home again. Sometimes you have to disembark in the middle of one cruise to catch the next – if the line and the port authorities will let you, that is. Sometimes you have to wait on land a while for the next cruise to turn up. You may be on a tiny ship with only a few hundred other passengers, or on a sleek leviathan for three thousand. You might like the ship, you might not (and this book tells it like it is). But you'll get there – without ever setting foot in an airport. When the Vernes set off to see the Caribbean, Cuba, South America, the Falklands, Antarctica and the Panama Canal, they were determined never to fly (well, it was mostly cowardly Mrs Verne). They went there and back entirely by cruise ship, jumping from Cunard to Celebrity, from Holland America to P&O. In this frank and funny account they unpack the best and the worst about cruising and the many exotic locations they visited – and their dedicated resistance to the efforts of cruise lines to extort more money out of them.

Here you will find the largest collection of Verne’s "Extraordinary Voyages" available in English (47 novels).The novels are in the chronological order of their original publication.- Five Weeks in a Balloon- The Adventures of Captain Hatteras- Journey to the Center of the Earth- From the Earth to the Moon- In Search of the Castaways- Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea- Around The Moon- A Floating City- The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa- The Fur Country- Around the World in Eighty Days- The Mysterious Island- The Survivors of the Chancellor- Michael Strogoff- Hector Servadac- The Underground City- Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen- The Five Hundred Millions of the Begum- Tribulations of a Chinaman in China- The Steam House- Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon- Godfrey Morgan- The Green Ray- Kéraban the Inflexible- The Star of the South- The Archipelago on Fire- Mathias Sandorf- The Lottery Ticket- Robur the Conqueror- North Against South- The Flight to France- Two Years' Vacation- Family Without a Name- The Purchase of the North Pole- Caesar Cascabel- Mistress Branican- The Castle of the Carpathians- Claudius Bombarnac- Foundling Mick- Captain Antifer- Floating Island- Facing the Flag- Clovis Dardentor- An Antarctic Mystery- The Will of an Eccentric- The Master of the World- The Chase of the Golden Meteor

A pioneer in the genre of science fiction writing, Jules Verne possessed an uncanny ability to imagine — often with startling accuracy — the future possibilities of science. In this classic novel, first published in 1864, the author introduces readers to Otto Lidenbrock, a professor of geology who ventures into a fantastical world within an extinct Icelandic volcano. Verne's vivid imagination and masterful storytelling ability has made this book a popular choice among readers for more than 140 years. This version is believed to be the most faithful rendition into English of this classic currently in the public domain. The few notes of the translator are located near the point where they are referenced.

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand - whether train or elephant - overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

This is the full and complete version of the novel. "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne. It is about the fictional Captain Nemo and his submarine, Nautilus, as seen by one of his passengers, Professor Pierre Aronnax. It's interesting to note that the title refers to the distance travelled under the sea, not to the depth, as 20,000 leagues is over 12 times the radius of the earth!

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax after he, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land wash up on their ship. On the Nautilus, the three embark on a journey which has them going all around the world, under the sea.

Underwater Adventure! Professor Aronnax sets off in search of a giant sea monster, only to find the monster is really a steel-plated submarine. Captured by the mysterious Captain Nemo, Aronnax witnesses the exploration of the Nautilus, the remarkable submarine Nemo has invented. But Aronnax comes to learn that Nemo is near insanity and must escape. It's an incredible journey into a mysterious world of excitement and danger!

With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his extraordinary voyages was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island s bountiful resources, eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature. The book is also an intriguing mystery story, for the island has a secret...

Jules Verne (1828-1905) is one of the most recognizable names in Western literature, coming to be known as one of the Fathers of Science-Fiction. Although he studied to be a lawyer and held stock trading jobs, he quickly learned that he had a knack for weaving adventurous stories of travels and expeditions. It didn’t hurt that one of his teachers may have been inventor Brutus de Villeroi, who created the first submarine for the U.S. Navy. Verne wrote about air travel and space travel 50 years before either was possible. One of his most famous works is A Journey to the Center of the Earth, a classic adventure novel published in 1864. The story involves a German Professor Von Hardwigg, who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Harry, and their guide Hans encounter many adventures on the journey, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards. One of Verne's main ideas with his stories was also to educate readers as to the different kinds of extinct creatures throughout different geological ages, from ice ages to dinosaurs. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works, and Journey to the Center of the Earth continues to be a popular classic today.