Extraordinary Voyages (Verne)
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
Part 1 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
The first book of Jules Verne's Extraordinary Voyages series, Five Weeks in a Balloon follows the adventures of English inventor Samuel Fergusson and the passengers on his magnificent hot air balloon: his dutiful assistant, Joe, and Scottish hunter Dick Kennedy. Hoping to explore lands yet undiscovered by others, they embark on a four-thousand-mile journey over Africa, from Zanzibar to Senegal.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
Part 1 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Adventure, discoveries, exploration and dangers which hold your attention to the last page. Jules Verne's "Five Weeks in a Balloon" from 1865 combines all of them successfully. It tells the story of the explorer Dr. Fergusson who together with a few more people embark on a scientific expedition with a balloon. Their main goal is to study the then-called "dark continent" Africa which few knew anything of. The mission is not without obstacles as they have to experience windless days, face conflicts with natives and even try to escape a military army.
Will the balloon take them safely home or their expedition will be doomed to failure? Is their perseverance and determination enough to find work-arounds or there are higher powers watching over them?
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
Part 1 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A scholar and explorer, Dr. Samuel Ferguson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend professional hunter Richard Kennedy, sets out to travel across the African with the help of a balloon filled with hydrogen. The balloon itself ultimately fails before the end, but makes it far enough across to get the protagonists to friendly lands, and eventually back to England, therefore succeeding in the expedition.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
Part 1 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description. The book gives readers a glimpse of the exploration of Africa, which was still not completely known to Europeans of the time, with explorers traveling all over the continent in search of its secrets.
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Five Weeks in a Balloon
by Jules Verne
Part 1 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"Five Weeks in a Ballon" is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skilfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description. The book gives readers a glimpse of the exploration of Africa, which was still not completely known to Europeans of the time, with explorers traveling all over the continent in search of its secrets.
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The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras
by Jules Verne
Part 2 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras" is a gripping exploration of uncharted territories by the visionary Jules Verne. It chronicles the relentless ambition of Captain Hatteras, who, driven by an insatiable hunger for discovery, undertakes a perilous journey towards the North Pole. Battling extreme weather conditions, mutinous crew, and the uncertainty of unexplored regions, Hatteras demonstrates unyielding courage and determination in his quest for knowledge and adventure.
This work is a testament to Verne's ingenious storytelling and love for exploration. Brimming with thrilling action, rich detail, and an unexpected climax, "The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras" propels readers into the heart of the Arctic, illuminating the strength of the human spirit in the face of insurmountable challenges. A must-read for adventure enthusiasts and science fiction fans alike.
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The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras
by Jules Verne
Part 2 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
„"The Forward Brig"" sailed from Liverpool Port with eighteen crew members on board. But neither during the sailing, nor even for a long time after him, none of them knew the purpose of the voyage, nor even the name of the captain. And only having plunged far into the Arctic waters, the sailors learned that the famous navigator John Hatteras, who set the ambitious task of becoming the first person to reach the North Pole, was leading the expedition.
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The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
by Jules Verne
Part 2 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
An explorer obsessed with reaching the North Pole undertakes a harrowing expedition in this classic novel of adventure and survival in the Arctic.
Capt. John Hatteras will stop at nothing to reach the North Pole. After having a steamship built for the purpose, he embarks for terra incognita. But when he encounters a frozen sea, mutiny and shipwreck leave Hatteras and his remaining crew stranded on an island in the harsh Arctic winter. Even in the face of death by starvation or polar bear attack, Hatteras knows that the sea must eventually thaw, opening a path to incredible discovery. First published in 1864, The Adventures of Captain Hatteras was written in two parts: The English at the North Pole and The Desert of Ice. It was later included in Jules Verne's Extraordinary Voyages series, alongside Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, and many others.
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The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
by Jules Verne
Part 2 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A fantastic classic adventure novel by the master of the genre Jules Verne. Follow the intrepid voyage of Captain John Hatteras to find the North Pole.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
Part 3 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Without even realizing it, the German professor Lidenbrock purchases his ticket to the center of the Earth. He finds an original runic manuscript which unfolds a long kept secret. The center of the Earth lies at the bottom of an Icelandic volcano. The obvious choice is to embark on a journey down the volcano and make the biggest discovery of all times. However there are so many dangers and obstacles, that the expedition seems to be doomed to failure. Will the professor get to the bottom of things or he will lose his life trying? Will he get to describe his findings or the nature will find a way to keep its secrets? Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" takes us on an amazing adventure through the Earth's depths which will leave us wondering if we really know that much about the Earth.
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Journey To The Center Of The Earth (New Translation) (53 Illustr...
by Jules Verne
Part 3 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
When an eccentric professor acquires an ancient book, a riddle on a spare piece of parchment tucked neatly within its pages leads him and his nephew on an unparalleled adventure. The unlocked riddle brings them to a remote mountain on Iceland, where they enter an extinct volcano on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. They soon find themselves at a giant underground ocean where the laws of science are constantly redefined and prehistoric creatures are in abundance. But in the bowels of the earth, a shocking discovery pits the travelers face to face with their own terrifying past. Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth has been read by millions of inquisitive minds and has influenced some of the worlds most famous explorers such as Admiral Byrd, who announced on his 1926 expedition to the North Pole that "it is Jules Verne who is bringing me." And renowned cave explorer Norbert Casteret said in 1938 that A Journey to the Center of the Earth was a "marvelous book which impressed and fascinated me more than any other. I have re-read it many times, and I confess I sometimes re-read it still, each time finding anew the joys and enthusiasm of my childhood." This 260 page collectors edition includes 53 illustrations, a biography, historical reviews, articles, and an introduction by Mark Rich.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
Part 3 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
In Jules Verne's “Journey to the Center of the Earth”, Professor Otto Lidenbrock discovers secret directions to the earth's core in runic code in an ancient manuscript. Enlisting his reluctant homebody nephew, Axel, to accompany him, the intrepid professor departs immediately for Iceland, the site of the mysterious crater that leads to a vast subterranean passage to the center of the earth. Filled with otherworldy adventures and creatures, this tale remains a classic of early science-fiction. First published in 1864, it has been adapted many times for TV and film. Translated by F. A. Malleson.
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Jules Verne
Part 3 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
When Professor Lidenbrock discovers coded messages about a passage to the center of the Earth in an old manuscript, he decides to undertake the adventure of a lifetime and travel through the volcanic passage described in his research. Accompanied by his nephew Axel and their Icelandic guide, he undertakes a fantastic journey, encountering unimaginable environments, terrible obstacles and strange creatures along the way. Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of Jules Verne's most renowned works of science-fiction. It was inspired by Geological Evidences of the Antiquity of Man by Charles Lyell, which discusses the origin of humans through geological discovery. Verne's novel has been adapted numerous times for film, television and theatre, including the 2008 film starring Brendan Fraser and Josh Hutcherson. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
Part 3 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A team of explorers makes an expedition into a crater in Iceland which leads to the center of the earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.
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From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne
Part 4 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Originally published in 1865, "From the Earth to the Moon" tells the story of the members of an American gun club and their plan to build a gigantic sky-facing gun with the intention of sending three people to the moon. Contents include: "The Gun Club", "President Barbicane's Communication", "Effect of the President's Communication", "Reply from the Observatory of Cambridge", "The Romance of the Moon", "Permissive Limits of Ignorance and Belief in the United States", "The Hymn of the Cannon-Ball", "History of the Cannon", "The Question of the Cannon", et cetera. This volume is now republished in a readily available, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
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From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne
Part 4 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
The American Civil War has already ended. A Gun Club plays with the idea of building a weapon which can shoot a projectile to the Moon. Calculations and funding are only a part of the obstacles in the way. The original plan does not include people on board. Despite this not only one but three inventors take part of the trip. Will they survive the incredible acceleration caused by the explosion? Will they manage to get to the Moon?
Jules Verne takes us on a scientific and imaginative journey to the Moon in the science-fiction novel "From the Earth to the Moon". The story is not only impressing due to the formidable telling skills of Jules Verne but also due to the fact that it is written almost 100 years before man finally stepped foot on the moon.
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From the Earth to the Moon
by Jules Verne
Part 4 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
From the Earth to the Moon is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, and their attempts to build an enormous sky-facing cannon and launch three people (the Gun Club's president, his Philadelphian armor-making rival, and a French poet) in a projectile with the goal of a moon landing.
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All Around the Moon
by Jules Verne
Part 7 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A story about making dreams come true. In this SF novel, a sequel to From the Earth to the Moon, Verne's three travelers almost make it to the moon, flying around it in a homemade projectile.
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Around the Moon
by Jules Verne
Part 7 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"From the Earth to the Moon" continues in its sequel "Around the Moon" published five years after the first part. The three adventurers start their trip to the Moon hoping to survive and complete their mission. Many things go however wrong. It turns out that the projectile has changed course during their journey. They try to navigate it and fix the course but it gets even worse as the projectile begins a fall to the Earth. Everything seems doomed to failure. The lives of the three men are at stake. Is there even any possibility to survive? Will they live to tell what they have seen and experienced or the first ever mission to leave Earth will stay shrouded in mystery?
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A Floating City
by Jules Verne
Part 8 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Inspired by his trip aboard "The Great Eastern" ship, Jules Verne writes the adventure novel "A Floating City". The story depicts a wonderful picture of the long sea voyage, the ship which seems so big that it is described as a city, the vivid places and sights that unfold before the passengers and the lasting impressions of New York and Niagara Falls. It is also a story of romance and bravery as a desperate woman who is travelling with her abusive husband finds out that the man she really loves is also on board. Verne gives as well a faithful picture of the usual incidents which occur on such long voyages. What is left for us to do is to immerse is this travel across the Atlantic and find out if everyone is going to make it safely home.
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The Blockade Runners
by Jules Verne
Part 8.5 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
The American Civil War plot centers on the exploits of James Playfair who must break the Union blockade of the harbour of Charleston in South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton and, later in the book, to rescue the father of a young girl held prisoner by the Confederates. Verne's tale was inspired by reality as many ships were actually lost while acting as blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early eighteen sixties.
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The Blockade Runners
by Jules Verne
Part 8.5 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
James Playfair must break the Union blockade of Charleston, South Carolina to trade supplies for cotton and, more importantly, to rescue a man being held prisoner by the Confederates. A rousing adventure full of action and derring-do.
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The Blockade Runners
by Jules Verne
Part 8.5 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"The Blockade Runners" is an 1865 short story by Jules Verne. In 1871 it was published in single volume together with novel "A Floating City" as a part of the "Voyages Extraordinaires" series (The Extraordinary Voyages). An English translation was published in 1874.
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The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa
by Jules Verne
Part 9 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
The ninth book in Verne's 'Extraordinary Voyages' series, 'The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa' details the adventures of a party of scientists attempting to measure the 24th meridian east. However, as they travel, war is declared between Russia and England, sending the party into conflict.
Verne paints a vivid picture of South Africa, at the turn of the century. Beset by wild animals, natural disasters, and scheming villains, the scientists must either set aside their political differences or continue on their mission, separately. A romp filled with action, excitement, and more than a few stiff upper lips.
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The Fur Country
by Jules Verne
Part 10 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Lt. Jasper Hobson and other members of the Hudson's Bay Trading Co. and his team along with the company's guests, Mrs. Paulina Barnett and Thomas Black travel through the North West Territories of Canada to Cape Bathurst on the Arctic Ocean. At Cape Bathurst, Hobson intends on creating a new trading post for the company, Paulina Barnett is along for the adventure and Thomas Black intends on viewing a solar eclipse during the summer of the following year. The party establishes their outpost before winter sets in, but when spring arrives, nearby volcanic activity triggers an earthquake, which the colony survives; however, a startling revelation is revealed later in the summer when Thomas Black tries to observe the total eclipse. Cape Bathurst has changed its position to the north by almost three degrees of latitude and to the west by several hundred miles; Hobson determines that the Cape has become an island. Now the party's only hope is the onset of winter, so they might travel across the ice, to reach the mainland Russian America (Alaska). When a mild (by Arctic standards) winter sets in and the island is locked by the ice directly north of the Bering Strait; but the ice is not sufficiently frozen enough for safe passage across the ice. The islands colonists wait for the spring thaw and hope that island will move south with the Bering current and that the boat they've built will be able to take them to safety.
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The Fur Country
by Jules Verne
Part 10 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Jasper Hobson and his crew have the mission to build a fort in the Arctic ocean. They manage to get there and establish the fort. However a massive earthquake changes their plans as unusual things begin to happen. The most unusual of all is that they have ended up on iceberg without even noticing. This iceberg becomes their lifebelt. But what will happen if or when it begins to melt? Where will it take them? Will they survive or they will be forever remembered with their last good deed – building a fort in a rich with natural resources area?
"The Fur Country" is published in 1873. It depicts an artic adventure and typically for Jules Verne's style, it has series of descriptions and details of the expedition and the nature.
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Around The World In Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
Part 11 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
After reading an article proclaiming that a new railroad in India has made it possible to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, Phileas Fogg makes a £20,000 wager that he can do just that. Alongside his faithful valet Passepartout, a carpetbag full of travelling money, and a carefully laid out itinerary, Fogg sets out on a journey around the world only to quickly discover that his travels do not go as planned. Despite being hindered at every turn, including being chased by a detective who thinks he's guilty of bank robbery, Fogg presses on, determined to win his wager.
Around the World in Eighty Days was published at a time when the idea of global tourism was just becoming possible. Author Jules Verne played on the excitement around this idea, and drew inspiration from recent news and events, as well as from earlier successful works about such expeditions.
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Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
Part 11 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions. He never made one stride too many, always going by the shortest route. He did not give an idle look. He did not allow himself a superfluous gesture.' When Phileas Fogg wagers a bet that he can travel across the globe in just 80 days, little does he know about the epic journey that he is about to undertake. With his faithful French servant, Passepartout, Phileas Fogg embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, travelling across four continents by whatever means he can - train, elephant, steam ship - and experiencing endless surprises and mishaps along the way.
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Around The World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
Part 11 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
In Jules Verne's “Around the World in 80 Days”, Phileas Fogg, a solitary British gentleman of the Victorian era wagers that he can circumnavigate the globe in under 80 days. With his french manservant, Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a great adventure taking him through Egypt, India, the South Pacific, San Francisco and the Great Plains of the United States. But will he succeed and collect on his bets? One of the best-loved works by the French adventure and science-fiction writer Jules Verne. Translated by George M. Towle.
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Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
Part 11 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Literature's classic race against the clock.
Part manhunt, part love story, part social satire, but mostly a race against the clock, Around the World in 80 Days is Jules Verne's most rollicking novel. When Phileas Fogg, a wealthy British gentleman who lives his life "with mathemetical predictability," bets the fellow members of his club £20,000 that he can circle the earth in just eighty days, he and his new valet, Passepartout, set out on a whirlwind tour of the globe that will challenge their luck, their wits, and their wallets. En route they ride an elephant smack into an exotic murder cult, steer an undersized sailboat through rampaging storms, and outrun sharp-shooting Sioux, man-eating wolves, and Scotland Yard's dimmest detective-only to see everything go hopelessly haywire until Verne springs the slyest of surprise endings. It's one of the planet's favorite thrillers, and Frederick Paul Walter's reader-friendly translation captures its roguish wit and humor, packages its Americana with exceptional accuracy (one-fourth of the tale takes place in the United States), and is complete and unabridged down to the smallest substantive detail.
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Around the World in 80 Days
by Jules Verne
Part 11 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"All right," said Mr. Fogg; and, turning to the others, he continued: "I have a deposit of twenty thousand at Baring's which I will willingly risk upon it." "Twenty thousand pounds!" cried Sullivan. "Twenty thousand pounds, which you would lose by a single accidental delay!" "The unforeseen does not exist," quietly replied Phileas Fogg. And with that Phileas Fogg was off on one of the most famous and wonderful adventures of all time. Join him as he has one adventure after another, attempting to do the nearly impossible.
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
by Jules Verne
Part 13 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
The Survivors of the Chancellor' is a tale of shipwreck, betrayal, and intrigue. Written as journal entries from the perspective of passenger, JR Kazallon, the story starts innocently enough. Kazallon has decided to return to Liverpool from the United States and has booked passage on a ship, 'The Chancellor.' However, once the ship catches fire, Kazallon and his co-passengers must face all the dangers on, above, and below the unforgiving Atlantic Ocean. A masterful exploration of the lengths that people will go to to survive, 'The Survivors of the Chancellor' is a tense and gripping read.
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The Survivors Of The Chancellor
by Jules Verne
Part 13 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger" is an 1875 novel written by Jules Verne about the final voyage of a British sailing ship, the Chancellor, told from the perspective of one of its passengers (in the form of a diary).
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
by Jules Verne
Part 13 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A story about adventures, tragedy and mystery. The final voyage of a British sailing ship, the Chancellor, told from the perspective of one of its passengers.
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The Survivors of the Chancellor
by Jules Verne
Part 13 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
This novel from the author of Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth captures the terror and tragedy of a shipwreck. This 1875 novel portrays in devastating detail the final voyage of a British sailing ship, the Chancellor, in the form of a diary written by one of its passengers, J. R. Kazallon. Carrying eight travelers and twenty crew members, the Chancellor sets sail from Charleston, South Carolina. Nearly a month into its voyage, a fire breaks out in the cargo hold, initiating a tragic chain of events that will ultimately sink the ship and leave the survivors adrift on a raft in shark-infested waters.
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The Moon-Voyage
by Jules Verne
Part 14 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Having been fired out of the giant Columbiad space gun, the Baltimore Gun Club's bullet-shaped projectile, along with its three passengers, Barbicane, Nicholl and Michel Ardan, begins the five-day trip to the moon. A few minutes into the journey, a small, bright asteroid passes within a few hundred yards of them, but does not collide with the projectile. The asteroid had been captured by the Earth's gravity and had become a second moon.
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Michael Strogoff I
by Jules Verne
Part 14 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"Michael Strogoff I" is an adventure novel by Jules Verne from 1876. It consists of two parts and it tells the story of the courier of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Michael Strogoff. There is a treachery afoot and Michael has to inform the tsar's brother in Irkutsk. He embarks on a long journey through Siberia which turns out to be way more challenging and dangerous than expected. He faces all physical and mental trials with determination and stoicism. He will either manage to deliver the vital message and prevent the rebellion in time or the future of his homeland Russia will be endangered by the Tartars. This story about torture, suffering and neverending obstacles is an example of the power of human spirit and the strength within each and everyone. In the first part of the novel Jules Verne takes us on a long Russian adventure. What the future holds for Michael and Russia is however to be found in the second part.
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Michael Strogoff II
by Jules Verne
Part 14 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"Michael Strogoff II" is the second part of Jules Verne's adventure novel from 1876. It tells the story of the courier of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Michael Strogoff. There is a treachery afoot and Michael has to inform the tsar's brother in Irkutsk. He embarks on a long journey through Siberia which turns out to be way more challenging and dangerous than expected. He faces all physical and mental trials with determination and stoicism. He will either manage to deliver the vital message and prevent the rebellion in time or the future of his homeland Russia will be endangered by the Tartars. This story about torture, suffering and neverending obstacles is an example of the power of human spirit and the strength within each and everyone. In the first part of the novel Jules Verne takes us on a long Russian adventure. What the future holds for Michael and Russia is however to be found in the second part.
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Michael Strogoff
Or, The Courier of the Czar
by Jules Verne
Part 14 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A great adventure novel. Michael Strogoff, a brave courier must warn the Governor-General of Siberia that the fierce Feofar-Khan is pouring his men into Siberia and fomenting rebellion.
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Michael Strogoff; or the Courier of the Czar
by Jules Verne
Part 14 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Originally published in French in 1867, Michael Strogoff, or, the Courier of the Czar, is regarded as one of Jules Verne's greatest novels. This intriguing tale set in Russia tells the story of one man, Michael Strogoff, the Czar's courier, who is set out on an impossible mission to save his country. A traitor inspires the dangerous Feofar Khan to invade Siberia and form a rebellion, leading to a plot to kill the czar's brother, the Grand Duke. As a result, Strogoff is sent out to warn the Duke, serving as the nation's last hope to cease the rebellion. Along the way he meets new people, makes new friends and gets capture by the enemy, only to make a grand escape. Readers are sure to be at the edge of their seats as they follow the courier's adventures through Siberia. Though this book is not one of the many science-fiction books that Verne is so highly regarded for, it utilizes the scientific phenomenon as a major plot device, allowing readers to nevertheless enjoy his profound literary voice and follow the protagonist on an unforgettable adventure. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction-novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Michael Strogoff
by Jules Verne
Part 14 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar" is a novel written by Jules Verne in 1876. Critics, including Leonard S. Davidow, writing from Reading, Pennsylvania, in his 1937 introduction to The Spencer Press reprint as a volume in its "Classic Romances of Literature" series consider it one of Verne's best books. Unlike some of Verne's other famous novels, it is not science fiction, but a scientific phenomenon is a plot device. The book was later adapted to a play, by Verne himself and Adolphe D'Ennery. Incidental music to the play was written by Alexandre Artus in 1880. The book has been adapted several times for films and cartoon series.
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Off on a Comet
by Jules Verne
Part 15 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Jules Verne's 'Off on a Comet' is a science-fiction adventure first published in 1877. After a comet collides with planet earth, several inhabitants of earth are unknowingly carried away on it. Believing the collision at first to be an earthquake, it takes some time before the unlikely bunch realise what has happened. The group encounter all kinds of adventures on their journey through space – but will they ever see their beloved home again? A thrilling adventure, this is the fifteenth book in Verne's 'Voyages Extraordinaire' series which also included 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days'.
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Off on a Comet
by Jules Verne
Part 15 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
"Off on a Comet" (or "Hector Servadac") is an 1877 science fiction novel by Jules Verne about a comet called Gallia that touches the Earth in its flight.
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Off on a Comet
by Jules Verne
Part 15 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A comet called Gallia touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. On the territory that was carried away by the comet there remained a total of thirty-six people of French, English, Spanish and Russian nationality. These people did not realize at first what had happened, and considered the collision an earthquake.
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Off on a Comet
by Jules Verne
Part 15 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
An exciting experience on a travelling comet. The two-year-long journey and adventures of several people, of various nations, on a comet that had passed by the earth and touched it.
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The Underground City
by Jules Verne
Part 16 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
The Underground City, by Jules Verne, is a novel about the fortunes of a mining community called Aberfoyle which is near Stirling, Scotland. Miner James Starr, after receiving a letter from an old friend, leaves for the Aberfoyle mine. Although believed to be mined out a decade earlier, James Starr finds a mine overman, Simon Ford, along with his family living deep inside the mine. Simon Ford has found a large vein of coal in the mine but the characters must deal with mysterious and unexplainable happenings in and around the mine.
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The Underground City
by Jules Verne
Part 16 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
A mine that should have been mined out years ago. A series of inexplicable events. A city that suddenly appears almost at the centre of the earth. Mining engineer James Starr discovers that his former colleague Ford lives with his family in the depths of the mine. When Ford discovers a large vein of coal that remains underground, an endless stream of questions arise for both Ford and James, but one remains the biggest, and most pressing - should the secrets of the mines be uncovered, or are they best left buried?
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Dick Sand
A Captain at Fifteen
by Jules Verne
Part 17 of the Extraordinary Voyages (Verne) series
Dick Sand is a fifteen-year-old boy serving on the schooner Pilgrim as a sailor. The crew are whale hunters that voyage every year down to New Zealand. After an unsuccessful season of hunting an entomologist ask for a return passage to San Francisco. Several days into the journey they save five shipwrecked passengers from another ship and a dog who was with them at the time.