Journey to the Center of the Earth

Name: Journey to the Center of the Earth
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Jules Verne
ISBN: 9781491586969

Author: Jules Verne

Narrator: David Colacci

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: The Classic Collection

Published: 04/21/2015

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Witness Jules Verne’s uncanny ability to predict the future possibilities of science.…On their quest to reach the very core of the earth, Professor Lindenbrock and his nephew Axel, gain access to the interior by travelling north to cold and barren Iceland, where they enter the subterranean regions through the cone of the extinct volcano Sneffels.In their descent, they must interpret nature backwards passing through the strata of successively earlier and earlier periods, eventually finding themselves in a marvelous underground world filled with exotic plants and long extinct animals. A journey as fantastic as it is predictive, Journey to the Center of the Earth shows Verne at the height of his career.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

About Jules Verne

Often labeled the "father of science fiction," Jules Verne was less concerned with the gadgets of science than with its effect of people. His fantasies explored the possibilities in a way that excited the imaginations of generations of readers and paved the way for the host of writers that followed in his footsteps.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Federico on December 02, 2023

One does not simply walk into the center of the Earth. Young student Axel and Professor Otto Lidenbrock, studying a very old manuscript, discover an ancient pathway into the center of the Earth. They immediately travel to Iceland, and with the assistance of Hans, a local guide, they find an entran......more

Goodreads review by Tharindu on June 10, 2022

"Et quacumque viam dedent fortuna sequeamur" (Therever fortune clears a way, Thither our ready footsteps stray) If Jules Verne is known for one thing, that is for being exceptionally thorough. When I read Mysterious Island sometime back, the sheer amount of scientific data were shocking. It was li......more

Goodreads review by Manny on September 12, 2011

Why does Jules Verne often remind me of Monty Python? I mean, it's not funny or anything. Perhaps I was struck by the fact that Robur-le-conquérant doesn't just feature a flying machine called the Albatross, but also gives you a precise figure for the speed of a swallow. Anyway, with further apologi......more

Goodreads review by James on December 16, 2016

"As long as the heart beats, as long as your body and soul keep together, I cannot admit that any creature endowed with a will has need to despair of life" I thought this book was brilliant and superbly well written by Venre as I will summarise below. It follows 3 main characters:- 1) Professor Lidenb......more

Goodreads review by Leo on November 14, 2019

When I was young I read this book and most of his others too. I used to wonder about the Hollow Earth and often compared it to Middle Earth and Midgaurd. Alice down the rabbit hole. Shamballa and Hades. Like At The Earths Core this book opens the imagination to an inner realm. I have researched this......more