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Taken aboard the submarine Nautilus by Captain Nemo, the narrator and his companions find themselves captives on a spectacular tour of the world's oceans, and witnesses to Nemo's increasingly obsessive hatred of the surface world. Professor Pierre Aronnax was rescued from drowning by Captain Nemo, who insists that in order to protect the secret of his submarine, Aronnax must stay on board the Nautilus for the rest of his life. They explore the oceans,...
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This nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who travel the seven seas as prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain Nemo.
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"Journey to the Center of the Earth is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves 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...
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"A stolen hot air balloon lands an unlikely crew on a mysterious island far from everything they know in this action-packed Jules Verne classic--now with an arresting new look! Five prisoners of war steal a hot air balloon and escape capture in Virginia during the American Civil War. They fly for several thousand miles before a storm forces them to crash land on an unknown island in the Pacific. There, the marooned men must work together to pool all...
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"Como en casi todas sus obras, en 20.000 leguas de viaje submarino, Julio Verne recurre a la fantasía dramática de la narración para narrarnos los secretos y maravillas del mundo subacuático, en boca del capitán Nemo, al parecer un príncipe indio que, desposeído por los ingleses, navega por los mares del mundo hundiendo barcos ingleses, esta vez en compañía de sus "invitados", el naturalista francés Aronnax, su fiel criado Consejo y el arponero...
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Jules Verne's classic science fiction sequel to "From the Earth to the Moon", "Round the Moon" is a forward-looking examination of the possibilities of space travel. One of the first books to look at the challenges and adventures of space travel, "Round the Moon" starts off where "From the Earth to the Moon" left off. We follow the crew of the projectile built by the Baltimore Gun Club on a journey towards their intended destination. Will they make...
11) Twenty thousand leagues under the sea: and the blockade runners ; with ten original illustrations
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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea: 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...
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