Jules Verne
Although French science fiction innovator Jules Verne is best known for fantastical tales such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Journey to the Center of the Earth, he also wrote a number of fast-paced action-adventure stories. Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen falls into this category, following the protagonist of the title through an around the world whaling trip that goes horribly wrong.
Get set for pulse-pounding adventure on the high seas with the master of the early science fiction and action genres, Jules Verne. The novel The Survivors of the Chancellor is a fictional but remarkably well researched and detailed account of the passengers who survive the disastrous final voyage of the Chancellor, a British sailing vessel.
16) In the Year 2889
A Journey to the Center of the Earth, also translated as A Journey to the Interior of the Earth, follows a man, his nephew and their guide down an Icelandic volcano into the center of the earth. There they encounter an ancient landscape filled with prehistoric animals and natural dangers. There is some discussion as to whether Verne really believed that such things might be found in the center, or whether he shared the alternate view,
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