“A Journey to the Centre of the Earth” by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel first published in 1864. Professor Otto Lidenbrock, an eccentric German scientist, discovers a cryptic message suggesting a path to Earth’s center through an Icelandic volcano. He embarks on an extraordinary expedition with his nephew Axel and guide Hans, descending into the depths below. The trio encounters underground oceans, prehistoric creatures, and countless perils as they journeythrough a hidden world beneath our feet, ultimately facing an explosive return to the surface. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
|---|---|
| Uniform Title | Voyage au centre de la terre. English |
| Title | A Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
| Original Publication | Griffith and Farran, 1871 |
| Credits | Produced by Norm Wolcott |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject |
Science fiction |
| Subject |
Adventure stories |
| Subject |
Earth (Planet) — Core — Fiction |
| Subject |
Voyages, Imaginary — Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 18857 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 73637 downloads in the last 30 days. |