Jules Verne

The famous mineralogist, Professor Lidenbrock, finds a piece of parchment in an old book. A message written in code describes a secret entrance to another world. The Professor’s nephew, Axel, breaks the code and he and his uncle set out on a journey that takes them back in time to the days of the dinosaurs and pre-historic man. But how will they manage to get back to the present safely?

In 1872 a rich English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. So along with his French manservant, Passepartout, he sets off on an incredible race against the clock, over land and sea.

This is an audio version of Jules Verne's classic science fiction fantasy. It is suitable for children aged 7 to 9 years old. 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. Now even the youngest children can appreciate the story with this handy new audio package, containing a paperback version of the book and two CDs.

Science and adventure are electrifying accomplices in Jules Verne's classic «Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea». This epic and enduring tale anticipates not just wonders such as electric light and submarine navigation, but the obsession with technology and travel that today so shapes our lives. It is Verne's inspired foresight, combined with his extraordinary talent for storytelling, that continue to make this novel such a compelling read. The excitement this adventure caused around the world when it was first published 150 years ago can still be very easily imagined indeed in the 21st century.

Cinq «naufragés de l'air», emportés par l'ouragan dans leur ballon désemparé atterrissent le 24 mars 1865 sur une île déserte du Pacifique sud. Dénués de tout, mais énergiques et déterminés, ils devront lutter pour leur survie, avant de retrouver peu à peu, grâce à leur travail et à la science de l'ingénieur Cyrus Smith, un état de civilisation proche de celui qu'ils ont quitté. Mais ils vont bientôt s'apercevoir que dans cette île qu'ils croyaient déserte se cache une présence mystérieuse dont ils ne peuvent que constater les effets sans en découvrir l'origine. Réflexion sur l'humanité, sa définition, ses limites, méditation angoissée sur la vanité des oeuvres humaines, l'histoire des colons de l'île Lincoln n'est pas une simple robinsonnade. Ce qu'elle propose, c'est la perfection du voyage extraordinaire: à la fois le voyage et l'au-delà du voyage; à la fois l'aventure et le sens de l'aventure.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.' Scientist Pierre Aronnax and his colleagues set out on an expedition to find a strange sea monster and are captured by the infamous and charismatic Captain Nemo and taken abroad the Nautilus submarine as his prisoners. As they travel the world's oceans, they become embroiled in adventures and events beyond their wildest dreams. Visionary in its outlook, Vern's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a legendary science fiction masterpiece.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new 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.

HarperCollins is proud to present its new 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 classic, Professor Lidenbrock chances upon an ancient manuscript and pledges to solve the mysterious coded message that lies within it. Eventually he deciphers the story — that of an Icelandic explorer who travels to the centre of the earth, finding his way there via a volcano. Inspired by the manuscript, The Professor is determined to follow in the explorer's footsteps and builds a crew of men which includes his nervous nephew Axel. Together they begin their journey to the centre of the earth, facing fearsome danger and adventure at every turn.

With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his 'extraordinary voyages' was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In «The Mysterious Island» a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island's bountiful resources, eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature. The book is also an intriguing mystery story, for the island has a secret.

Une seule collection de lecture pour tous niveaux! Structure du livre: -Une collection de lecture en français pour se divertir, s'enrichir et perfectionner ses connaissances des grands classiques de la littérature française. -Cette collection est accessible dès le niveau débutant, elle est organisée en quatre niveaux: A1, A2, B1, B2. -Un dossier pédagogique à la fin de l'oeuvre est rentorcé par des activités de compréhension, des fiches thématiques et des corrigés intégrés. -La définition des mots et des expressions difficiles figure en bas de page. Descriptif: A la suite d'un pari avec les membres de son club, Phileas Fogg, accompagné de son domestique Passe-Partout, s'embarque pour un tour du monde en 80 jours. Nous sommes en 1872... Gagnera t'il son pari?

Phileas Fogg, gentleman anglais, parie avec les membres de son club qu'il fera le tour de la terre en 80 jours. Et, aussitôt, le voilà parti accompagné de son domestique Jean, un Parisien, dit Passepartout. Il devra être revenu à Londres, pour gagner, le samedi 21 décembre 1872 à 20 heures 45 minutes! Soupçonné d'être l'audacieux voleur de la Banque d'Angleterre, Phileas Fogg va être filé tout au long de ses pérégrinations par le détective Fix qui ne peut cependant pas l'arrêter, le mandat d'amener arrivant toujours trop tard... Les pays traversés, les multiples aventures, les stratagèmes employés pour contourner les nombreux obstacles, l'activité débordante de Phileas Fogg pour lutter contre le temps en ne se départant jamais de son flegme tout britannique, les personnalités de Passepartout et de l'obstiné Fix font du Tour du monde en 80 jours un merveilleux roman, l'un des meilleurs de Jules Verne, dont le succès considérable ne s'est jamais démenti depuis sa parution en 1873.

'L'impassible Philéas Fogg n'a jamais dépassé le coin de sa rue et de son club londoniens. Mais, à la suite d'un pari, escorté de Jean Passepartotd, son sémillant domestique français, il se rue, de trains en paquebots, de railways en railroads. pour boucler le tour du monde avec mie allégresse et une audace étourdissantes. Réussit-il son défi? Le lecteur ne le saura pas avant la dernière ligne. Ce voyage féérique est le premier best-seller des temps modernes. Dans sa bibliothèque picarde, Jules Verne, ce lecteur de prospectus, ce fonctionnaire du rêve, prophétisait notre siècle de vitesse et notre village planétaire.

»En route! ParlonsI» avec le professeur Lidenbrook et son neveu Axel sur les traces d'un vieux savant islandais. dans les entrailles de la Terre. Excursion géologique? Voyage initiatique? Descente aux enfers? La machine rêver de Jules Verne nous entraîne dans un océan souterrain démesuré, une forêt abyssale surnaturelle, dans des splendeurs surréalistes. A l'épreuve des ténèbres, du feu, des monstres préhistoriques, les explorateurs se frayent un chemin vers le salut et la gloire. La fantasmagorie et l'imagination n'ont pas d'âge, pas plus que la poésie, pour qui garde le pouvoir d'émerveillement des jeunes années...

In the Graphic Classics version of this pioneering, nineteenth-century science fiction novel, the brilliant but strange Captain Nemo has designed a gigantic submarine, which he now captains. With his crew, he uses his submarine, the Nautilus, as a weapon of vengeance against the civilization that has rejected and exiled him. Graphic Classics are graphic novel versions of immortal novels and plays, presented in a way to help make great literary works accessible to students, and encourage boys and girls to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original form. Titles in this series tell absorbing, fast-paced stories dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. Each Graphic Classics title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, a list of his or her important works, a timeline of historic events that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index. Graphic Classics titles are available in both paperback and hardcover editions.

There are three men, a boy and a dog in a balloon over the Pacific, but only two men and the boy arrive on a strange island. Mysterious things happen to them there. Are there other people on the island? Where is the other man and his dog? Will they see their homes again?

Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Asia and America. There are many dangers along the way – and a detective who wants to arrest him!

Can Phileas Fogg go round the world in eighty days? He doesn’t know that somebody wants to stop him. Then Fogg will lose his bet – twenty thousand pounds!

This is the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus. One day, Nemo finds three men in the sea. For months the men live on the Nautilus. They find a town on the sea floor, beautiful coasts and a lot of gold. But they want to go home. Can they escape from Nemo’s submarine?

There are three men, a boy and a dog in a balloon over the Pacific, but only two men and the boy arrive on a strange island. Mysterious things happen to them there. Are there other people on the island? Where is the other man and his dog? Will they see their homes again?

Phileas Fogg is living quietly in London. Then he makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days. The result is a crazy, exciting race against time across Europe, Asia and America. There are many dangers along the way – and a detective who wants to arrest him!

At his club that day, Fogg bet half his fortune that he could travel the world in an easterly direction in eighty days; so he and Passepartout begin their voyage. But Detective Fix of Scotland Yard finds it coincidental that Fogg should want to escape England in such a hurry while there is a robber on the loose. Convinced they are one and the same person he joins them on the first leg of their epic travels.

In 1872 a rich English gentleman, Phileas Fogg, makes a bet that he can go around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his French manservant, Passepartout, he sets off on an incredible race against the clock, over land and sea. The tenacious Inspector Fix, convinced that Phileas Fogg is a robber, pursues him relentlessly across the continents.

Around the World in Eighty Days (Le tour du monde en quatre-vingt jours) is a classic. The story starts in London on 2 October 1872. Phileas Fogg is a wealthy, solitary man with regular habits, who fires his former butler for getting wrong the temperature of his shaving water. He hires Passepartout as a replacement. Later that day he gets involved in an argument over an article in the Daily Telegraph, stating that with the opening of a new railway in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in eighty days. The exciting, if now dated, adventure of Fogg and Passepartout will entertain modern readers as much as it did the Victorians.

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