A Journey to the Center of the Earth (Great Illustrated Classics)
by Jules Verne
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Professor Hardwigg, his nephew Harry, and their guide Hans explore a volcanic crater in Iceland that leads them to the center of the Earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.Tags
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An Heroic Quest! Join Professor Hardwigg, his nephew Harry, and their Icelandic guide Hans in their daring quest down a volcano and toward the center of the earth. Guided by an ancient parchment filled with a mysterious Runic code, the three explorers encounter tumultuous storms, wild pre-historic animals, vast underground seas and fierce cavemen. Will they complete their quest? Will they reach the center of the earth. . . ?
I was given this large book one year when i was a kid and I still have it somewhere, Purnell Children's Classics I think, no doubt much abridged. Still a favourite of mine and one I hope to read to my kids when theyre a bit older (I was 10 I think when I got mine!)
this is a great book, it is so good. i liked reading this book.
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Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works show more have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) Jules Verne (1828-1905) is the author of numerous adventure stories grounded in popularizations of science. (Publisher Provided) show less
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- A Journey to the Center of the Earth [Illustrated Classics Collection]
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- The Great Illustrated Classics are abridged versions for young readers. Please do not combine with the major work. See http://en.w... (show all)ikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Il.... Please do not confuse them with the Illustrated Classics graphic novel adaptations, which are quite different. Thank you.
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