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Round the Moon is Jules Verne's sequel to From the Earth to the Moon. Having been fired out of the giant Columbiad space gun, the Baltimore Gun Club's bullet-shaped projectile and 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 luckily does not collide with the projectile. The asteroid had been captured by the Earth's gravity and had become a second moon. The three travelers undergo a series of adventures and misadventures during the rest of the journey.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas is a classic science-fiction novel by French author Jules Verne. First serialized in 1870, the plot is straightforward. There is believed to be a monster terrorizing ships on the oceans of the world and an expedition is organized to hunt it and eradicate it from the seas. At the first encounter, marine biologist M. Arronax and his servant Conseil along with a Canadian harpooner (Ned Land) are washed overboard and are picked up by the submarine vessel Nautilus, which is the actual perpetrator of the terrorizing incidents.

La aventura comienza cuando Phileas Fogg, un inglés aristocrático del siglo XIX, apuesta una fortuna irresistible a que puede dar la vuelta al mundo en 80 días. Así, la novela relata el viaje de Fogg y su ayudante francés, Jean Passepartout, y abarca las peripecias y un sinfín de problemas y contratiempos que tienen que afrontar. El mayor obstáculo es el detective inglés Fix, que los persigue porque tiene la convicción de que Fogg es el ladrón de un banco. Anímate a seguirlos y a descubrir si Fogg gana la apuesta.

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne is a thrilling adventure story of exploration, science, and discovery. This podcast follows the daring expedition of Professor Lidenbrock and his companions as they travel deep beneath the Earth's surface. Dive into a world of underground seas, prehistoric creatures, and scientific wonders in this timeless classic.

Originally published 1870, this recording is from the English translation by Frederick P. Walter, published 1991, containing the unabridged text from the original French and offered up into the public domain. It is considered to be the very first science fiction novel ever written, the first novel about the undersea world, and is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax - Summary by Michele Fry

The Blockade Runners is a classic account of The American civil war conspiracy which centers on the exploits of James Playfair who must stop the Federalist blockade of the harbor of Charleston in South Carolina harbor to deal supplies for cotton and, later in the book, to save the father of a young girl held prisoner by the Confederates. Verne's tale was motivated by reality as various ships were actually lost while acting as Blockade runners in and around Charleston in the early eighteen sixties.

Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the monster turns out to be the Nautilus, a giant submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to the South Pole.

In the Year 2889 is an 1889 short story published under the name of Jules Verne, but now believed to be mainly the work of his son Michel Verne, based on his father's ideas. Little though they seem to think of it, the people of this twenty-ninth century live continually in fairyland. Surfeited as they are with marvels, they are indifferent in presence of each new marvel.

`Il giro del mondo in 80 giorni' di Jules Verne è uno dei romanzi d'avventura più celebri e amati di tutti i tempi. Phileas Fogg, gentleman flemmatico e metodico ai limiti dell'ossessione, accetta la scommessa di poter compiere il giro del mondo in soli ottanta giorni. Fogg e il suo nuovo domestico Passepartout lasciano Londra la sera del 2 ottobre 1872. Da quel momento prende avvio una serie incessante di avventure che coinvolge i viaggiatori, in un susseguirsi di ostacoli (molti) e di colpi di fortuna (pochi).

Although published under the name of Jules Verne, “In the Year 2889” is now believed to be chiefly, if not entirely, the work of Jules' son, Michel Verne. In any event, many of the topics in the story echo Verne's ideas. A rather humorous look at the future.

This classic adventure story chronicles a fantastic voyage from the lost continent of Atlantis to the South Pole. Professor Aronnax begins his incredible underwater journey with his faithful servant Conseil and a Canadian harpooner, Ned Land. They set out on a hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. After discovering that the “monster” is actually a giant submarine, they are captured by the vessel's mysterious commander, Captain Nemo.

"Miguel Strogoff" es una de las cumbres de la novela de aventuras del autor Jules Verne. Junto con "La vuelta al mundo en ochenta días", supuso un éxito comercial sin precedentes para el autor. La historia, que se articula en torno a un corro del zar que debe atravesar Siberia en plena invasión tártara, llegó a marcar a varias generaciones de lectores jóvenes desde su publicación. Intriga, acción, amores, emociones a flor de piel y una historia inolvidable, que la han convertido en un clásico sin paliativos.

Der britische Gentlemen Phileas Fogg, Exzentriker in Sachen Pünktlichkeit, schließt mit den Mitgliedern seines noblen Londoner Herrenclubs eine abenteuerliche Wette ab: In 80 Tagen will er um die Welt reisen!

Ein spannendes Hörspiel von Peter Folken nach dem gleichnamigen Roman von Jules Verne.

Una expedición de socorro se hace a la vela para intentar rescatar a unos hombres que se perdieron en el mar en circunstancias heroicas. Equipados con abrigos de pieles y trineos tirados por perros, los personajes deberán, como indica el título de la novela, pasar el invierno atrapados en los hielos de Groenlandia.

From Jules Verne comes this radio production about an English Blockade Runner in the American Civil War and its attempt to free a prisoner held by the Confederates. A full music score, thousands of sound effects and the award winning Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air bring this classic adventure to life before your very ears.

Il y a cent cinquante ans, soit un siècle avant que le premier homme n'effectue un "petit pas pour un homme et un grand pour l'humanité", en 1869, Jules Verne emmène ses héros dans un nouveau voyage extraordinaire "Autour de la Lune". Tiré par un gigantesque canon, l'obus imaginé par l'ingénieur Barbicane se dirige maintenant vers la Lune, et les trois passagers qui y ont pris place vont être les témoins d'extraordinaires événements.

Michael Strogoff, a 30-year-old native of Omsk, is a courier for Tsar Alexander II of Russia. The Tartar Khan (prince), Feofar Khan, incites a rebellion and separates the Russian Far East from the mainland, severing telegraph lines. Rebels encircle Irkutsk, where the local governor, a brother of the Tsar, is making a last stand. Strogoff is sent to Irkutsk to warn the governor about the traitor Ivan Ogareff, a former colonel, who was once demoted and exiled and now seeks revenge against the imperial family.

"Today is Wednesday 2nd October. If I am back in this very room in the Reform Club on Saturday 21st December by eight forty-five in the evening, I win." Phileas Fogg bets £20,000 that he can go round the world in eighty days--a huge sum of money in 1872, worth more than a million pounds today. When he sets off on his amazing journey with his clever servant, Passepartout, they cannot afford the slightest delay.

Around The World In Eighty Days 1872 yılında Jules Verne 'in yazdığı bir macera kitabıdır. Phileas Fogg, kimsenin hakkında hiçbir şey bilmediği zengin ve kibar bir İngiliz beyefendisidir. Bay Phileas Fogg'a göre seksen günde dünya turu imkansız değildir. Arkadaşları ile girdiği iddia ile macera başlar. Phileas Fogg ve uşağı Passeparteut gemi, tren, fil gibi araçları kullanarak tehlikeli ve maceralı bir dünya turuna başlar. Yolculuklarında ise yalnız değildirler. Dedektif Fix 'in gözleri hep üzerlerindedir. *Sadeleştirilmiş metin