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"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.

Russia, fine XIX secolo: il romanzo racconta il viaggio affrontato dal corriere dello Zar Michele Strogoff, inviato da Mosca a Irkutsk, capitale della Siberia orientale. La sua missione è avvisare il Granduca, fratello dello Zar, dell'imminente arrivo dell'orda dei Tartari guidata dal traditore russo Ivan Ogareff e dal feroce Feofar Khan. Il messaggio che deve consegnare dovrà avvertire il Granduca dei pericoli che corre ed è di massima importanza. Durante il viaggio Mosca-Irkutsk egli incontra i giornalisti Harry Blount e Alcide Jolivet e, soprattutto, Nadia Fedor.

Scritto nel 1870, il romanzo di Jules Verne, tra i più celebri dello scrittore francese, è stato ripreso nel corso del Novecento da innumerevoli adattamenti televisivi e cinematografici. Pensato come il primo volume di una trilogia, fin da subito il romanzo accese l'immaginazione dei contemporanei, per la straordinaria visione di un sottomarino in grado di esplorare il fondo dei mari. Una nave, difatti, l'"Abraham Lincoln", viene incaricata di catturare un misterioso mostro marino. Nell'equipaggio spiccano il naturalista, professore Aronnax, il servo Conseil e il fiocinatore Ned.

A gentleman with a taste for gambling accepts a bet that he cannot make it around the globe in 80 days. Part travelogue, part high-stakes thriller, Phileas Fogg and his French manservant race to win this fantastical wager. Tim Piggott-Smith narrates the journey which has come to inspire generations of adventurers.

Ett mystiskt undervattensskär som har satt flera fartyg i sjönöd gäckar människor världen över. Mystiken kommer utav att skäret inte alls beter sig som ett skär. Det påminner istället om en val som förflyttar sig i onaturligt höga hastigheter. Något måste göras innan fler människor mister livet i kollisioner och förlisningar. Vad är det egentligen för ett väsen man har att göra med?

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea tells the story of marine biologist Pierre Aronnax, his manservant Conseil and harpoonist Ned Land, who – after joining the hunt for a mysterious sea monster – are thrown overboard when the monster attacks and find themselves prisoners of Captain Nemo, probably one of Verne’s most memorable yet elusive characters. On board the Nautilus, a technologically advanced submarine that everyone has mistaken for a sea monster, the three companions get to experience the vast and endlessly fascinating world under the sea. Twenty Thousand Leagues is an adventure...

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.

Dans la Chine Impériale, un jeune milliardaire désœuvré et blasé, Kin-Fo décide de mourir en apprenant sa ruine. Recherchant dans la mort des émotions absentes de sa vie, il fait promettre à son mentor, le philosophe Wang, un ancien tueur Taïping, de le tuer sous deux mois pour bénéficier de l'assurance qu'il a souscrit à son bénéfice et celui de sa fiancée, la belle Lé-Ou. Un retournement du sort fait retrouver à Kin-Fo sa fortune mais le laisse condamné à mort par la promesse de Wang qui a disparu pour accomplir son forfait.

The men who fired a projectile From the Earth to the Moon are back, this time with an even more outrageous idea. Convinced that there are massive coal deposits at the North Pole, they want to tilt the axis of the earth enough to melt the ice cap. They see fortunes to be made; the rest of the world sees devastation and destruction. It’s one of Verne’s strongest satires about corporate greed and the evils of unregulated industrialization.

"Around the World in 80 Days" is a classic adventure novel written by Jules Verne, first published in 1872. The story follows Phileas Fogg, a wealthy and precise Englishman, who makes a daring bet that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Accompanied by his loyal valet, Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a whirlwind journey using various modes of transportation, from trains and ships to elephants.

Phileas Fogg, un flemático inglés, ha apostado su fortuna a que dará la vuelta al mundo en 80 días, y empleará todos los medios de locomoción a su alcance: trenes, barcos, coches, y hasta un elefante y un trineo. Pero esta vuelta al mundo, en la que se combinan el humor, la aventura, el heroísmo y la típica abnegación de los personajes vernianos, reserva al lector otra sorpresa: la apuesta que a Fogg le hace perder el policía Fix, se la hará ganar impensadamente el sol.Reseña del libro http://bit.

Jules Verne est sans doute le plus grand romancier d'aventures français. Embarquez pour 4 heures d'aventures avec ses plus grands textes : 20 000 lieues sous les mers, L'île mystérieuse, De la Terre à la lune, Les révoltés de Bounty et Michel Strogoff. Cette adaptation audio date de 1959 et rassemble les plus grands comédiens français.

Les Indes noires est un roman de Jules Verne, publié en 1877. L'auteur établit dans ce récit un parallèle entre la richesse mythique des Indes, orientales ou occidentales, et la nouvelle richesse des régions industrialisées d'Europe, fondée sur le charbon, au cours de la révolution industrielle. Il oppose également cette nouvelle Écosse industrielle à la vieille Écosse des légendes celtes.

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Axel and his uncle find a note that describes a path to Earth’s center! The men climb deep inside a volcano and discover amazing wonders. They also run into danger, which could trap them below the surface forever.

"Mathias Sandorf" est un roman d'aventures qui est dédié à titre posthume à Alexandre Dumas père, l'auteur du "Comte de Monte-Cristo" en 1844. Les deux romans ont des points communs, même s'ils sont bien différents : dans "Mathias Sandorf", le nationaliste hongrois éponyme, condamné à mort à la suite d'une tentative de coup d'État ratée, s'évade d'une prison autrichienne, devient riche et se venge des traîtres qui l'ont dénoncé.

Set in 1872, Around the World in 80 Days tells the extraordinary and wonderful adventures of Phileas Fogg and his servant Passepartout, who set out to win a £20,000 bet to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.

Around the World in 80 Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet, Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.

Robur the Conqueror (French: Robur-le-Conquérant) is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1886. It is also known as The Clipper of the Clouds. It has a sequel, Master of the World, which was published in 1904. The story begins with strange lights and sounds, including blaring trumpet music, reported in the skies all over the world.

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 heurs 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.