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In the midst of examining an ancient Icelandic manuscript, professor and mineralogist Otto Liedenbrock and his nephew Axel make an astonishing discovery.

"Around the World in 80 Days" is an entertaining and light story about Phileas Fogg, a wealthy bachelor who makes a wager with a friend at his club regarding how long it would take for a person to circumnavigate the globe. Not wanting to lose his bet, he immediately embarks on a trip around the world with his valet Passepartout. Follow along on their extravagant adventure on a number of fascinating transportation modes that must be fully completed within 80 days or the bet is lost.

"The Mysterious Island" (French: "L'île mystérieuse") is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea" and "In Search of the Castaways", though thematically it is vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled "Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson".

Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the "monster" turns out to be a giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics by Jules Verne, the 'Father of Science Fiction', but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to the South Pole.

A mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature. The United States government finally assembles an expedition to track down and destroy the menace. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a noted French marine biologist and narrator of the story, master harpoonist Ned Land, and Aronnax's faithful assistant Conseil join the expedition.

Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of stringent and inflexible habits, proposes that he can circumvent the globe in 80 days. He wagers half of his fortune to this effect. But when a high profile bank robbery occurs, the dogged Detective Fix is convinced that Mr. Fogg is an audacious bank robber and that his entire "gentleman's wager" is a charade. Thus begins a wild battle of cat and mouse that takes the clever combatants around the world.

On a wager, the eccentric English gentleman Phileas Fogg accepts a challenge to circle the globe in 80 days. Follow Phileas and his faithful valet Passepartout in this classic fantastic adventure.

Jules Verne's two novels featuring Captain Nemo (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island), condensed down to two thrilling hours. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, marine scientist Professor Aronnax and his stowaway daughter, Connie, join whaler Ned Land aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to hunt an aggressive sea monster, believed to be a giant narwhale. When they engage the monster, they find to their astonish­ment it's an electrically powered submarine, the Nautilus, techno­logically far superior to any vessel known.

The story of every scientist's dream: to explore the unknown and suddenly make an earth shattering discovery. Follow along as Professor Von Hardwigg, Henry, and Hans traverse through dangerous mountain paths, subterraneous seas, and encounter frightening creatures as they seek to answer one question - what will they find in the center of the earth?

A mysterious sea monster, theorized by some to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations; an ocean liner is also damaged by the creature. The United States government finally assembles an expedition to track down and destroy the menace. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a noted French marine biologist and narrator of the story, master harpoonist Ned Land, and Aronnax's faithful assistant Conseil join the expedition.

Jule's Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth is a science fiction classic. Volcanic tubes bring intrepid travelers toward the center of the Earth, where they encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals.

Il y a cent cinquante ans, soit un siècle avant que le premier homme n'effectue un "petit pas pour un homme et un grand pour l'humanité", en 1869, Jules Verne emmène ses héros dans un nouveau voyage extraordinaire "Autour de la Lune". Tiré par un gigantesque canon, l'obus imaginé par l'ingénieur Barbicane se dirige maintenant vers la Lune, et les trois passagers qui y ont pris place vont être les témoins d'extraordinaires événements.

苏格兰贵族格里那凡爵士偶然获得了一份文件，得知两年前遇难失踪的苏格兰航海家格兰特船长尚在人间……蘇格蘭貴族格里那凡爵士偶然獲得了一份文件，得知兩年前遇難失踪的蘇格蘭航海家格蘭特船長尚在人間…… 

Jules Verne’s classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero - Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris - on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean’s depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine.

Den tyske professorn Lidenbrock och hans brorson Axel och deras guide Hans ger sig iväg på en äventyrlig färd kantad av strapatser mot jordens medelpunkt. Professorn har hittat anteckningar på runskrift som beskriver hur man kan ta sig till jordens medelpunkt via en inaktiv vulkan på Island vid namn Snæfellsjökull. Jules Vernes sci-fi-klassiker om den farofyllda resan mot jordens medelpunkt kom ut första gången 1864. Verne var otroligt produktiv och populär under sin samtid och hans äventyrsromaner med science-fictioninslag hittar ständigt nya läsare.

Eine Weltreise in 80 Tagen hat dem Abenteurer Phileas Fogg Ruhm und Anerkennung eingebracht. Doch zum Ausruhen bleibt ihm keine Zeit: als der bekannte Meeresforscher Professor Aronnax auf hoher See vermisst wird, macht sich Fogg auf die Suche. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Aouda und seinem treuen Freund und Diener Passepartout besteigt er die 'Abraham Lincoln' - just jenes Schiff, von dem der Professor verschwand. Doch während sich an Bord die Anzeichen für ein Verbrechen verdichten, taucht plötzlich ein ehrfurchtgebietender Gegner auf: das Unterseeboot Nautilus und sein enigmatischer Kapitän Nemo.

Eine Flaschenpost wird aufgefunden und löst eine gefährliche Suche nach dem verschollenen Kapitän Grant aus. Amerika und Australien, Indianer und zu allem entschlossene Sträflinge sind Stationen dieser Jagd um die halbe Welt.

Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright who is sometimes credited as the original 'Father of Science Fiction'. Written in 1851, 'A Drama in the Air' is one of Verne's earliest and most seminal stories, telling the dramatic adventure of a balloonist suddenly confronted with an unexpected and unpredictable passenger who climbs into his balloon at the point of take-off. Many of the themes from this tale were expanded by Verne in his later and better known works about aerial journeys around the world or to the moon.

Worrak und Mattei, zwei "Geisterkundige", die mit dem Aberglauben der Landbevölkerung ihr Geld verdienen, haben in einem Dorf in den Karpathen wieder ordentlich Kundschaft für sich gewinnen können. Eigentlich wollten sie am nächsten Morgen weiter nach Bistriz. Doch es kommt anders. In der Nacht kommt es in der verlassenen Burg des Fürsten Corudscha, die dem Dorf gegenüberliegt, zu unheimlichen Geistererscheinungen.

Die Besatzung ist nicht an Bord, als sich in der Nacht zum 15. Februar 1860 fünfzehn Zöglinge des Internats Chairman zu einer Ferienkreuzfahrt an Bord des Schoners Sloughi begeben. Ein Unglück geschieht: Das Haltetau reißt, der Schoner treibt ab, gerät in einen wütenden Sturm und strandet nach tagelanger Irrfahrt vor einer unbekannten Insel.