Jules Verne: Seven Novels (Extraordinary Voyages, #1 & 3 & 4 & 6 & 7 & 11 & 12)
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Summary
Writing in France in the nineteenth century， Jules Verne was fascinated by adventure and exploration。 Collecting:
Five Weeks in a Balloon，
Around the World in Eighty Days，
A Journey to the Center of the Earth，
From the Earth to the Moon，
Round the Moon，
Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea，
The Mysterious Island。
This omnibus offers a unique compilation of seven of Vernes Voyages， stories in which he extrapolated developing technology and invention into marvellous fiction。
This volume offers readers a generous introduction to Jules Verne， whose books are as alive today as they were for readers new to the ideas expressed in them during his time。
This edition of the text is exquisitely bound in bonded-leather， with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark。 Decorative， durable， and collectable， these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library。
Five Weeks in a Balloon，
Around the World in Eighty Days，
A Journey to the Center of the Earth，
From the Earth to the Moon，
Round the Moon，
Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea，
The Mysterious Island。
This omnibus offers a unique compilation of seven of Vernes Voyages， stories in which he extrapolated developing technology and invention into marvellous fiction。
This volume offers readers a generous introduction to Jules Verne， whose books are as alive today as they were for readers new to the ideas expressed in them during his time。
This edition of the text is exquisitely bound in bonded-leather， with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark。 Decorative， durable， and collectable， these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library。
Reviews
Just Josie
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This beautiful book just came in the mail and I don’t care if that makes me weird but it’s so PRETTY， and I can’t stop staring at it！ The illustrations are beyond perfect❤️Plus the sides are GOLD！ Fucking gold！ I LOVE gold🤎😍
Ppchsh
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Beautiful book， one of my most favourite books of all time
Adri G。M。
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Oh， my childhood！ :）
Iris
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20。000 Leagues under the sea - 04-05/2020I read this book or an assignment for school。 I have to admit that I kind of liked this book， though sometimes it was a little to descriptive and tedious to me。 I understand that that is because of the timeframe in which it was written and that Jules Verne was a very innovative writer。 I admire him for that， but nevertheless was this not really my favorite genre。 I am glad I read it though。
Alcare91
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He predicted so many things a century before they happened！ What an insight into the future this man had， love his adventures and his humor！
Luke Soto
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This was a good book I enjoyed so far the 5 of the 7 novels this was a true adventure / sci fi book author。this was very very analytical and boring at points but at the other point it was super advernturous。 I can't complain over all。 I enoyed what I have read and can't complain overall。 this was abook that sparked imagination and well I can't say nothing bad about the author。 this is a great book that will get the imagination stiring and start the kid or the reader to start thinking that there This was a good book I enjoyed so far the 5 of the 7 novels this was a true adventure / sci fi book author。this was very very analytical and boring at points but at the other point it was super advernturous。 I can't complain over all。 I enoyed what I have read and can't complain overall。 this was abook that sparked imagination and well I can't say nothing bad about the author。 this is a great book that will get the imagination stiring and start the kid or the reader to start thinking that there is more out there that can be discovered。 that the world is vast and open and open to all who wish to take the adventure the risk of the unkown。I recommend this book for the realist。 for the kid that doesn't like to speculate or the adulr for that matter。 I think this is a good book and one I think we should all read at some point these where all just some of his higher more famous books。 its a good book and I do recommend it。 。。。more
Gerry Matthews
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20，000 Leagues Under the Sea is a Classic adventure story！
Gheorghe Paslariu
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Regarding the actual book， it is one of the prettiest one I own。 Top quality， as all the Barnes and Noble leather-bound collection。 As for the contents， I can say that I was disappointed。 Especially about the first 4 stories。 Five weeks in a balloon was just so boring it really put me off from the start。 I mean， it's Jules Verne！ I had high expectations。 In these four novels there is way too many detail about precise mathematical calculations or chemical processes， etc。 After the fourth page exp Regarding the actual book， it is one of the prettiest one I own。 Top quality， as all the Barnes and Noble leather-bound collection。 As for the contents， I can say that I was disappointed。 Especially about the first 4 stories。 Five weeks in a balloon was just so boring it really put me off from the start。 I mean， it's Jules Verne！ I had high expectations。 In these four novels there is way too many detail about precise mathematical calculations or chemical processes， etc。 After the fourth page explaining some chemical process， you just tune out。 The second half definitely improves。 There is still a lot of unnecessary details as I mentioned before but the stories have more Adventure to it。 Around the world in eighty days was just a fun mad rush to complete the goal， 20。000 leagues under the sea and The mysterious island were more interesting than the others。 These two are worth reading， the others I would not recommend， unless you enjoy overly long Victorian stories with very little substance。 。。。more
Cieran Hughes
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Outstanding ！！
angelofmine1974
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I only read two stories in this mammoth book for the 1001 list。 Below is my review of both stories， which were superb:Journey to the Center of the Earth - What I thought would be a quick read has turned out to be a long story but a great one full of adventure and surprises。 Except for one boring chapter， every page had me questioning what was next？Around the World in 80 Days - What a great story！ Way too much detail however it was very exciting and lots of adventure！ Plus throw some romance in t I only read two stories in this mammoth book for the 1001 list。 Below is my review of both stories， which were superb:Journey to the Center of the Earth - What I thought would be a quick read has turned out to be a long story but a great one full of adventure and surprises。 Except for one boring chapter， every page had me questioning what was next？Around the World in 80 Days - What a great story！ Way too much detail however it was very exciting and lots of adventure！ Plus throw some romance in there at the end （awww Mr。 Fogg！） All in all a good read。 。。。more
Kim
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I’m putting this book on the back burner for now。 I knew of several of Jules Verne’s stories and about how he is the considered the Father of Science Fiction， but I was not expecting this book to be so blatantly racist。 It’s possibly a product of the times， with Verne being born in the early 1800s， but then again， plenty of books written in the mid-late nineteenth century do not have this aspect。 I’ll eventually pick it back up and finish 5 Weeks in a Balloon and then move on to the next story。 I’m putting this book on the back burner for now。 I knew of several of Jules Verne’s stories and about how he is the considered the Father of Science Fiction， but I was not expecting this book to be so blatantly racist。 It’s possibly a product of the times， with Verne being born in the early 1800s， but then again， plenty of books written in the mid-late nineteenth century do not have this aspect。 I’ll eventually pick it back up and finish 5 Weeks in a Balloon and then move on to the next story。 If the next is just as bad， I will most likely DNF it for good。 。。。more
Angie
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I have only read the last title in this collection so far， Mysterious Island。 I really enjoyed a wide variety of things in this book。。。。characters， adventure， suspense， danger， humor， relationships， thought and belief processes， mysteries， nature/science。。。to list some。 Especially in the first portion of the book there was quite a few paragraphs scattered throughout with descriptions of processes that were too technical for me to comprehend them all。。。however， I found most of them quite fascinat I have only read the last title in this collection so far， Mysterious Island。 I really enjoyed a wide variety of things in this book。。。。characters， adventure， suspense， danger， humor， relationships， thought and belief processes， mysteries， nature/science。。。to list some。 Especially in the first portion of the book there was quite a few paragraphs scattered throughout with descriptions of processes that were too technical for me to comprehend them all。。。however， I found most of them quite fascinating in some way or another。 I have no idea of the manufacturing processes are accurate depictions or not， but to my mind it made sense。 ha！ If I had tried to understand each of the processes thoroughly， I likely would have lost interest in the book。。。however I approached those portions lightly and appreciated the big picture that was being presented and simply stay soaked in the wow factor。 Those with very technical and engineer type minds， likely will thoroughly enjoy these detailed portions immensely！ IMO This is a book to slow down and enjoy and not speed through too terribly fast。 There are some fantastic thought provoking incidents throughout。 Although there are some "less intense" portions。。。which are still great， there are a number of happenings that unfold rather quickly。 This ebb and flow of this pattern seems to quicken as one reads further into the book。 With the last number of chapters wrapping everything up with some more cool surprises。 And just when you think there cannot be anymore。。。there is！ Except when one finishes the final page， and wishes for more。 。。。more
Johnathon
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Classic collection of Jules Verne's best novels， from "Around the World in 80 Days" to "20，000 Leagues Under the Sea" that will be perfect for any personal library。 While Verne's writing， particularly the science， is technically dated， it still makes for a fascinating read， especially when some of the science actually holds up （for example， in "From the Earth to the Moon"， the rocket makers realize they must launch from either Florida or Texas for the best angle， near 100 years before NASA reali Classic collection of Jules Verne's best novels， from "Around the World in 80 Days" to "20，000 Leagues Under the Sea" that will be perfect for any personal library。 While Verne's writing， particularly the science， is technically dated， it still makes for a fascinating read， especially when some of the science actually holds up （for example， in "From the Earth to the Moon"， the rocket makers realize they must launch from either Florida or Texas for the best angle， near 100 years before NASA realized this）。 Each novel also has nice bit of variation， ranging from drama to humor （another fun bit about "From the Earth to the Moon" is the satire about munitions makers worried that wars are ending， along with their need）。 Overall， Jules Verne represents a standard in science fiction fiction and these novels are a must for any collection。 。。。more
Thomas Nelson
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Of the seven novels within， I've read only "Mysterious Island。" It is pretty good。 I also like how it looks in my library。 I can also see where the impetus came for the Netflix series "Lost" came from。。。 this book。 This would be a good volume for your whole family or descendants。 Of the seven novels within， I've read only "Mysterious Island。" It is pretty good。 I also like how it looks in my library。 I can also see where the impetus came for the Netflix series "Lost" came from。。。 this book。 This would be a good volume for your whole family or descendants。 。。。more
Becky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 5 stars1208 pagesAround the World in 80 Days5 StarsSummary: In a bet， Phileas Fogg wagers that he can make it around the world in 80 days。 He takes his new servant， Passepartout， in his attempt。 At the time of his departure， he catches the eye of detective Fix， who is after a bank robber whom he believes to be Fogg。 Journey to the Center of the Earth5 StarsSummary: Professor Lindenbrock and his nephew， Axel， set off on an adventure to the center of the Earth。 They start with decrypting runic scr 5 stars1208 pagesAround the World in 80 Days5 StarsSummary: In a bet， Phileas Fogg wagers that he can make it around the world in 80 days。 He takes his new servant， Passepartout， in his attempt。 At the time of his departure， he catches the eye of detective Fix， who is after a bank robber whom he believes to be Fogg。 Journey to the Center of the Earth5 StarsSummary: Professor Lindenbrock and his nephew， Axel， set off on an adventure to the center of the Earth。 They start with decrypting runic script and find themselves in Iceland traveling down a crater。 They eventually find the surface by ejecting out of a volcano in Italy。 5 Weeks in a Balloon2 starsSummary: Dr。 Samuel Fergusson sets out to explore the African continent in a hot air balloon。 They have a series of adventures on their journey。 The balloon ultimately fails before they reach the end of the journey， but are rescues by friendly travelers。 From the Earth to the Moon and Round the Moon3 starsSummary: In Baltimore， a man calls upon the weapons society to build a cannon that could shoot something to the moon。 3 astronauts are shot into space in a successful launch and begin their 5 day trip to the moon。 They deal with problems along they way and eventually fall back to Earth alive and well。 20，000 Leagues Under the Sea4 starsSummary: Professor Arronax sets out to study the mysterious beast that has been attacking ships aronde the world in record time。 He ends up being thrown overboard with Conseil and Ned Land。 They meet the creator of this underwater ship， Captain Nemo， who runs the ship sustainably。 They manage to escape when the ship is sucked into a vortex。 They Mysterious Island5 starsSummary: This book tells the adventures of 4 Americans on an uncharted island in the south Pacific。 After a few mishaps with pirates， they stumble onto Captain Nemo's hideout。 Nemo tells his life story and dies。 Afterwards， the island's central volcano erupts， and destroys the island。 They find themselves stranded， and are eventually saved by a passing ship。 Opinion: One of the first books I remember being completely enamored with as a kid was Around the World in 80 Days。 They stimulate the imagination， the characters are bold， and the stories are amazing。 I do not like much of the "white British men are the best and everyone else is a savage" ideas， but it reflects the period they were written and it wouldn't be the same if they were omitted。 All in all I am forever thankful to these books for getting me to be a hardcore reader。 。。。more
Dale Lehman
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I had trouble deciding between 3 and 4 stars。 This is a collection of seven classic Jules Verne novels， in what are probably classic （that is， public domain） translations。 Better translations now exist for at least some of these works。 Nevertheless， bringing together these novels in one volume affords the reader an interesting way of exploring Verne's works。The seven novels are， to wit: Five Weeks in a Balloon， A Journey to the Center of the Earth， From the Earth to the Moon， Round the Moon， Twe I had trouble deciding between 3 and 4 stars。 This is a collection of seven classic Jules Verne novels， in what are probably classic （that is， public domain） translations。 Better translations now exist for at least some of these works。 Nevertheless， bringing together these novels in one volume affords the reader an interesting way of exploring Verne's works。The seven novels are， to wit: Five Weeks in a Balloon， A Journey to the Center of the Earth， From the Earth to the Moon， Round the Moon， Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea， Around the World in Eighty Days， and The Mysterious Island。 Verne's reputation as the father or possibly grandfather of science fiction rests upon the foundation of these novels。 He anticipated several technical achievements that would be fulfilled over the coming century， and yet he wasn't writing about the future。 He was writing about the here and now， which for him was the second half of the 19th century。 While the adventure in these stories ranges from daring to far-fetched， the science was firmly grounded in reality。 He describes real theories， real hypotheses， and real technology。 When he plunges into the unknown， he bases it firmly in the known。 There is no nuclear power on the Nautilus， for example; everything is done by electricity， and the electricity is generated by means that could have been possible at the time。 It's probably more reasonable， therefore， to look at these not as science fiction stories， but as adventure stories， and even more as stories about incredible journeys。 In them， men fly over Africa in a hot air balloon; walk far below the surface of the Earth through natural tunnels; dive into the ocean depths in a submarine; fire themselves into space with a gigantic cannon; circumnavigate the world by train， boat， and elephant; and escape the ravages of war in a balloon only to be stranded on an uninhabited island where they must use all their wits and skills to survive。 These are not， however， modern novels， and even in the best of translations they might tax many modern readers。 Verne spends considerable time in technical description。 He catalogues species， discusses theories， and describes technical processes to a degree that most writers today would never dare。 I think it's worth wading through them， but not everyone would care to make the attempt， I suspect。 This is especially true of the final and longest entry， The Mysterious Island， which in some respects seems to exist for the sole purpose of being an epilogue to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea， except that Verne doesn't connect to the earlier work until just a few chapters from the end。 （In case you don't know the connection， I'll bite my tongue here。）So there you have it， for what it's worth。 I'm glad I read these novels in this setting。 Your mileage may vary。 。。。more
Lynn K。
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This compilation contains 7 novels。 Overall， I enjoyed reading this。 There was only one book that I gave less than 3 stars to， and it wasn't because it was bad， it was just oh so boring。 The other six novels ranged from interesting to exciting。 The physical book itself is beautiful and it was fun to look at the illustration on the cover and figure out which of the seven novels the pictures represented。 This compilation contains 7 novels。 Overall， I enjoyed reading this。 There was only one book that I gave less than 3 stars to， and it wasn't because it was bad， it was just oh so boring。 The other six novels ranged from interesting to exciting。 The physical book itself is beautiful and it was fun to look at the illustration on the cover and figure out which of the seven novels the pictures represented。 。。。more
Anneka
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Kind of tricky but really good！
Becky Russell
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I picked my copy up in a thrift store for only a couple of pounds。 The beautiful cover is what drew me to it but upon opening it， you're greeted by a most beautiful map as well as the gold lined pages。I had read a couple of Jules Verne as a child and when I picked the stories up again as an adult I was transported back。 The magic of Vernes writing is amazing for any age。 I am proud to be a Vernian and this book is the perfect book for any bookshelf and/or any Vernian。 I picked my copy up in a thrift store for only a couple of pounds。 The beautiful cover is what drew me to it but upon opening it， you're greeted by a most beautiful map as well as the gold lined pages。I had read a couple of Jules Verne as a child and when I picked the stories up again as an adult I was transported back。 The magic of Vernes writing is amazing for any age。 I am proud to be a Vernian and this book is the perfect book for any bookshelf and/or any Vernian。 。。。more
Marianna
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Journey to the center of the Earth- start 2/26/16-4/9/16 five stars。20，ooo Leagues Under the Sea-stated 3/05/17-4/23/17 five stars
Asghar Abbas
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The Godfather of Steampunk ！ I adore this edition :D
Jediraven
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So far I'm on page 89 of Five Weeks in a Balloon， and it is one of the most boring （ and racist ） stories I've ever read。 So far I'm on page 89 of Five Weeks in a Balloon， and it is one of the most boring （ and racist ） stories I've ever read。 。。。more
Rohan Panse
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Fantastic！
Victoria Blacke
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A wondrous， wild adventure！ Tempered with the legendary British calm and stiff upper lip。 Loved it！
Warren R。
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"The Library of Essential Writers" series of books are affordable and beautiful editions， not to mention sturdy [they are all in hardcover] and number about 31 works in all。They are getting harder to come by but many of the titles are still available at B&N at a bargain。 This edition features seven novels by Jules Verne which are complete and unabridged， i。e。 "Five Weeks in a Balloon"， "A Journey to the Center of the Earth"， "From the Earth to the Moon"， "Round the Moon"， "Twenty Thousand League "The Library of Essential Writers" series of books are affordable and beautiful editions， not to mention sturdy [they are all in hardcover] and number about 31 works in all。They are getting harder to come by but many of the titles are still available at B&N at a bargain。 This edition features seven novels by Jules Verne which are complete and unabridged， i。e。 "Five Weeks in a Balloon"， "A Journey to the Center of the Earth"， "From the Earth to the Moon"， "Round the Moon"， "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"， "Around the World in Eighty Days"， and "The Mysterious Island"。 There is a brief introduction by Mike Ashley， a renowned scholar of science fiction。 This set is worth getting if one is able to find it at its original retail price [and not at the inflated price listed by third party sellers]。 。。。more
Norman Howe
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Science-Fiction
Adam Manning
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Jules Verne's writing always brings you right into the hearts and minds of the characters， in a way that is very appealing， even though the writing is rather dry。 Almost everyone in his world seems to be well-meaning， or at least have good reasons for their actions， which makes the setting seem attractive。 The research that Jules Verne carried out pays off in the wonderful detail to all his novels。 I have been enjoying The Mysterious Island during the lockdown from the coronavirus， which has bee Jules Verne's writing always brings you right into the hearts and minds of the characters， in a way that is very appealing， even though the writing is rather dry。 Almost everyone in his world seems to be well-meaning， or at least have good reasons for their actions， which makes the setting seem attractive。 The research that Jules Verne carried out pays off in the wonderful detail to all his novels。 I have been enjoying The Mysterious Island during the lockdown from the coronavirus， which has been entirely suitable reading during such a time of isolation。 Cyrus Harding， the engineer， is an inspiration to being more self-sufficient and independent。 Thanks to a very special friend for giving me this beautiful volume， a wonderful present！ 。。。more
Rick
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Still by far my favorite of all his stories is 20，000 Leagues Under The Sea。
Emily
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I really like Jules Verne's stories but he often goes into specific details that are really boring for me。 I really like Jules Verne's stories but he often goes into specific details that are really boring for me。 。。。more
Mike Chesterman
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