Sinopsis de JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH (ILLUSTRATED)
"Fictional trips to the underground are a feature of all mythologies, but the best of the nineteenth-century tales is that of Verne." Isaac Asimov, 1966. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is an 1864 classic by Jules Verne. It tells of German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snaefellsjokull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano. This Macmillan Collector''s Library edition features colour illustrations by Edouard Riou (1833 -1900), a French painter and illustrator who illustrated six novels by Jules Verne, and an Afterword by Ned Halley. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector''s Library is a series of beautifully bound gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector''s Library are books to love and treasure.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Crw Publishing Limited
ISBN: 9781909621367
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Fecha de lanzamiento: 21/09/2015
Año de edición: 2015
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Julio Verne
JULIO VERNE (Nantes, 1828 – Amiens, 1905) fue un escritor, poeta y dramaturgo francés famoso por sus novelas de aventuras y por su profunda influencia en el género literario de la ciencia ficción. Entre sus obras más conocidas encontramos Viaje al centro de la Tierra, Veinte mil leguas de viaje submarino, La vuelta al mundo en 80 días y Dos años de vacaciones.