Journey to the Center of the Earth

Publisher Marketing: A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre, also translated under the titles Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is a classic 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves a German professor (Otto Lidenbrock in the original French, Professor Von Hardwigg in the most common English translation) who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel (Harry), and their guide Hans descend into an extinct Icelandic volcano, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy. Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travels before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author in the world (after Agatha Christie). Verne is often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction," a title sometimes shared with H. G. Wells. Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 65 (EAN 9781602706781, Library Binding) Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 347 (EAN 9781402743375, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 347 (EAN 9781402743375, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 951 (EAN 9780812970098, Paperback) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 952 (EAN 9780812970098, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1990 (EAN 9780816718689, Paperback) School Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 122 (EAN 9781905087105, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Verne, Jules Jules Verne was a French writer and pioneer of the science fiction genre through novels like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, and The Mysterious Island. A visionary, Verne wrote about air, space, and underwater travel long before the ability to travel in these realms was invented, and his works remain amongst the most translated, most continually reprinted, and most widely read books of all time. Jules Verne died in 1905 having paved the way for future science fiction writers and enthusiasts.