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Publisher: Penguin

Author: Jules Verne

ISBN: 9780141441979

Classics, Fiction

Journey to the Centre of the Earth by
Jules Verne

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$ 350.00 mxn

Journey to the Centre of the Earth by

Jules Verne

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"The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived."

Arthur C. Clarke

Summary

Jules Verne's pioneering classic tells the story of the distinguished but eccentric Professor Lidenbrock, who finds a scrap of parchment in an old manuscript. A cipher, written in runes, tells of an entrance to another world - a world hidden beneath our own. So with his nephew reluctantly in tow, the Professor follows the cryptic clue down into a dormant volcano, and the further they descend, the more extraordinary the discoveries and creatures that they encounter, the greater the dangers, and the more ancient the living past that surrounds them.

This new translation by Frank Wynne is accompanied by an introduction on the science of Verne's work and its influences. This edition also includes notes, a chronology and suggested further reading.

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