Jules Verne: 1700 books

A French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction. A widely popular series of scrupulously researched adventure novels including Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,...

'I am going to sink it.' 'You are not!' 'I am,' he coldly replied. 'Do not take it on yourself to judge me, monsieur.' French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, but discovers instead the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain. Together...

Originally published in 1870, Verne’s amazing undersea adventure is one of the earliest science fiction novels ever written. Since that time, generations of readers have plunged below the ocean’s waves with Captain Nemo and his first-ever submarine, The Nautilus. It’s a voyage of exploration and the imagination.

In 1878 appeared Dick Sands, the epic of the slave trade. This picture of the wilds of Africa, its adventures and its dangers, the savage hunting both of beasts and men, has always been a favorite among Verne's readers. It contains no marvels, no inventions, but merely, amid stirring scenes and actions...

Over 50 classic French stories and books are collected in this giant anthology. An active table of contents helps you get to the desired author/work easily.Authors/works include:Honore de Balzac:Father GoriotAn Historical MysteryLost IllusionsThe Physiology of Marriage: Part 1The Physiology of Marriage:...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘From that hour we had no further occasion for the exercise of reason, or judgment, or skill, or contrivance. We were henceforth to be hurled along, the playthings of the fierce elements of the deep.’ In Verne’s science-fiction...

Having assured the members of London's exclusive Reform Club that he will circumnavigate the world in 80 days, Fogg - stiff, repressed, English - starts by joining forces with an irrepressible Frenchman, Passepartout, and then with a ravishing Indian beauty, Aouda. Together they slice through jungles,...

Newly translatedUnexpurgated text includes both From the Earth to the Moon and Around the MoonIncludes original footnotes by Verne and the original illustrationsFeatures special annotations and appendicesNow with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerFeatured in Ron Miller’s “The Conquest of Space...

Replaced previously deleted materialNewly edited textIncludes the original illustrationsNow with an Historical Afterword by Ron MillerFeatured in Ron Miller’s “The Conquest of Space Book Series.” The Purchase of the North Pole is one of Verne's lesser-known works. A sequel to From the Earth to...

In 1878 appeared Dick Sands, the epic of the slave trade. This picture of the wilds of Africa, its adventures and its dangers, the savage hunting both of beasts and men, has always been a favorite among Verne's readers. It contains no marvels, no inventions, but merely, amid stirring scenes and actions...

"Dalla Terra alla Luna", (De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes) è un romanzo di fantascienza del 1865. È la prima parte di un dittico che si chiude con "Intorno alla Luna". In questo romanzo Verne anticipa le prime fasi dello storico...

Un jeroglífico medieval casi indescifrable puede permanecer luengos siglos durmiendo entre las hojas de un libro viejo. Pero, cuando por azar caiga en manos del audaz profesor Otto Lidenbrock de Hamburgo, desencadenará el viaje más espectacular de todo el siglo XIX. El profesor, su sobrino Axel...

Esta obra surgió de la fascinación que sobre Verne ejerció siempre "La narración de Arthur Gordon Pym", de Edgar Allan Poe, y su misterioso final inacabado. Veinte años antes había escrito: «¿Quién la continuará algún día? Alguien más audaz que yo y más resuelto a avanzar en...

The novel was published for the first time in 1864. The definitive version from 1866 was included into Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages). Although it was the first book of the series it was labeled as number two. Three of Verne's books from 1863-65 (Five Weeks in a Balloon,...