| Journey to the Center of the Earth Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812504712 ISBN-13: 9780812504712 Publisher: Aerie OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 1992 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Because of his attention to the details of scientific facts and advances in technology, Jules Verne is considered one of the founders of modern science fiction. Professor Otto Lidenbrock, determined to prove his theories about the nature of the Earth's core, leads an expedition through Arctic wastes to caverns at the very bowels of the planet. Complete and unabridged. A Tor Classic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Science Fiction - Action & Adventure - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Series: Tor Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 4.25" W x 6.82" (0.29 lbs) 260 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords. This edition of Journey to the Center of the Earth includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Andre Norton. It was a secret message by an ancient alchemist, found on a crumbling scrap of parchment. And if Saknussemm was right, then every theory about the molten core of the earth is wrong. Prof. Otto Lidenbrock has to learn the truth. So Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and the Icelandic hunter Hans climb down the cone of an arctic volcano and into... A realm of awesome mystery, weird beauty--and deadly peril. Where vast caverns and endless mazes lead to an underground ocean, living fire, and prehistoric monsters. But where any wrong turn, any misstep, can leave the explorers forever trapped in the eternal darkness of a planet-sized tomb... Buried alive at the heart of the world.... |
Contributor Bio(s): Verne, Jules: - Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a prominent science fiction author. He penned many classics, such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. |