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Original title: Voyage au Centre de la Terre
by Jules Verne · 1828–1905
"Voyage au Centre de la Terre" by Jules Verne is an adventure novel written in 1864. When a German professor deciphers a cryptic runic message from a 16th-century alchemist, he discovers instructions for reaching the Earth's center through an Icelandic volcano. Together with his reluctant nephew and an unflappable guide, he embarks on an extraordinary underground expedition that challenges scientific theories of the time. This pioneering work blends geological knowledge, paleontology, and daring speculation into a subterranean journey of discovery.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 304 min
- Words
- 66,912
- Chapters
- 35
- Paragraphs
- 2,327
- Price
- Free
- Adventure stories
- Earth (Planet) -- Core -- Fiction
- Science fiction
- Voyages, Imaginary -- Fiction
C'était encore trois heures de voyage avant d'atteindre la capitale du Danemark.
It was still three hours of travel before reaching the capital of Denmark.
Mon oncle n'avait pas fermé l'oeil de la nuit.
My uncle had not closed an eye during the night.
Dans son impatience, je crois qu'il poussait le wagon avec ses pieds.
In his impatience, I believe he was pushing the carriage with his feet.
About the author
Jules Verne1828–1905
Jules Verne was born on 8 February 1828 on Île Feydeau, then a small artificial island on the Loire in Nantes, and died in Amiens in 1905.
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Book details
- Original language
- French
- Translation
- English, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #4791
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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