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Bei einem gemeinsamen Dinner im Reform Club erzählt Kapitän Nemo Phileas Fogg eine Geschichte aus der Zeit, bevor sich die beiden zum ersten Mal begegnet sind. Der Ingenieur Schmidt, die Reporterin Gillian Spilett, das Fräulein Hilma Braun, der Seemann Pencroff und der Harpuniere Maatene Huatare fliehen mit einem Ballon von der Insel Naoero. Ein gefährlicher Sturm bringt sie vom Kurs ab und lässt sie auf einer scheinbar unbewohnten Insel stranden. Der Ingenieur Schmidt wird von der Gruppe getrennt und verschwindet spurlos.

Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne’s masterpiece. “Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy, blissfully readable translation by Stump” (Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive....

Mysterious Phileas Fogg is a man of the most repetitious and punctual habit - with no apparent sense of adventure whatsoever - he gambles his considerable fortune that he can complete a journey around the world in just 80 days...immediately after a newspaper calculates the feat as just barely possible. With his excitable French manservant in tow, Fogg undertakes the exercise immediately, with no preparations, trusting that his traveling funds will make up for delays along the way.

The War of the Rebellion is over, and the members of the American Gun Club, bored with inactivity, look around for a new project. At last they have it: "We will build the greatest projectile the world has ever seen and make the moon our 38th state!" When From the Earth to the Moon was published in 1865, it was regarded as pure fantasy. Who could imagine a rocket that would carry men and animals through space?

The adventure begins in London on Tuesday, October 1st, 1872, when rich British gentleman Phileas Fogg gets in an argument with a group of friends. He enters a wager that sets him on a race to make it around the world in 80 days. Although the trip begins as planned with his valet Jean Passepartout, he is quickly mistaken as a bank robber by Scotland Yard detective Fix. Now being pursued on his journey, Fogg must quickly travel in order to win the wager, see the world, and avoid being apprehended for a crime he did not commit in the ultimate adventure story.

Happy Birthday Jules Verne (February 8). Professor Pierre Aronnax and his faithful servant, Conseil, embark on an amazing journey in Captain Nemo's Nautilus in Verne's classic novel, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

A thrilling new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Jules Verne's classic novel. 'Descend, bold traveller into the crater of the Jokul of Snæfell, which the shadow of Scartaris touches before the kalends of July and you will attain the centre of the earth. Which I have done.'

Era el año 1866, y el océano pacifico estaba aterrorizado por monstruo marino. El gobierno americano envía a bordo del buque de guerra Abraham Lincoln al especialista en vida marina Pierre Aronnax a que investigue este hecho. Cuando esta nave es hundida por esta misteriosa criatura, el Profesor Aronnax y otros dos supervivientes descubren que no era un monstruo, sino un maravilloso submarino, el Nautilus, comandado por el enigmático Capitán Nemo.

Condensado: Durante la guerra de secesión de América, cinco prisioneros consiguen evadirse utilizando un globo aerostático, en el que sobrevuelan el océano en momentos en que se desarrollaba un terrible huracán, siendo sus tripulantes arrojados en una isla desconocida. Para poder subsistir, los náufragos se ven obligados a afrontar su nueva realidad, sin más recursos que sus propias habilidades.

Take a journey on a giant raft with Joam Garral down 800 leagues on the Amazon. Garral, a Brazilian, lives on a thriving fazenda (plantation) in the Peruvian frontier with his loving family. But his daughter's imminent marriage to a Brazilian army surgeon compels him to return to his homeland to face the dark secrets of his past. Will his love and dedication to his family help him in his struggle to right injustice? Will a strange encoded message be deciphered in time to save him?

Mr. Kazallon thought that booking passage on a cargo ship from Charleston to Liverpool would be a charming way to return to his English homeland. If only he knew! A crazed sea captain, a disaster in the hold, storms, oppressive heat, sharks and starvation are just some of the many travails that will beset both passengers and crew. Will any of them survive the wreck of the Chancellor?

An eccentric geology professor acquires an old book and hidden within its pages finds an ancient parchment. On it is a coded message that reveals directions to a secret passageway that leads deep within the earth's interior. The professor immediately sets off on a daring journey to Iceland, where he and his companions enter into an extinct volcano and make their way to the center of the earth.

Der Gentleman Phileas Fogg wettet, dass er die Welt in nur 80 Tagen umrunden kann – und beginnt mit seinem treuen Diener Passepartout eine atemraubende Reise. Mit Eisenbahn, Dampfschiff, Elefant & Heißluftballon geht es quer durch Kontinente – ein packender Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, bei dem Abenteuer, Kulturbegegnungen und britischer Humor nicht zu kurz kommen. In 80 Tagen um die Welt zählt zu den bekanntesten Romanen von Jules Verne – ein Klassiker der Abenteuerliteratur, voller Spannung, Entdeckerlust und überraschender Wendungen.

Geologist Otto Lidenbrock is perusing an ancient Icelandic manuscript when he discovers a mysterious encrypted note. The message reveals the account of a sixteenth-century explorer who claims to have found a passageway to the center of the earth.

At a grand celebration in the New Palace, all appears calm and orderly. Yet, hidden from the festivities, two individuals are acutely aware of a grave threat the telegraph line beyond Tomsk has been severed! The Czar and General Kissoff recognize the treachery of Ivan Ogareff, who is stoking rebellion in Siberia. If the Grand Duke, who governs Siberia from Irkutsk, isnt informed of the insurrection soon, the criminals will seize control of the city—and ultimately, all of Russia! The only hope lies with a courageous courier, Michael Strogoff, who must navigate perilous traps set by Ogareff ...

Menés par l'Espagnol Gil Braltar, des singes cherchent à reprendre la forteresse de Gibraltar aux occupants britanniques. La ruse du général MacKackmale suffira-t-elle pour permettre à la Grande-Bretagne de conserver sa possession?

Horloger réputé de Genève, ouvrier minutieux et orgueilleux, Zacharius ne comprend pas : depuis quelque temps, sa santé se détériore et toutes les montres qu'il a fabriquées durant sa vie s'arrêtent une à une, inexplicablement. Celui dont « la vie se confond avec celle de ses horloges » se sent menacé de mort. Il n'accepte pas que ce travail de toute une existence s'efface subitement pour disparaître à jamais. Homme de mécanique et de science, Zacharius croit avoir percé les secrets du temps et ne veut pas mourir.

C'est dans une étrange petite ville, isolée entre un volcan menaçant et un rivage continuellement battu par les flots de la Mégalocride, qu'exerce le docteur Trifulgas. Une nuit, cet homme cupide est mandé pour aller soigner un misérable qui se meurt. Lorsqu'il se décide enfin à faire son devoir, il va s'apercevoir que la vie des autres peut avoir plus d'importance qu'il ne le pensait.

M. Ré Dièse et Mlle Mi bémol nous emmène dans un petit village suisse peu de temps avant la fête de Noël. Le vieil organiste est devenu sourd ; aussi tout le monde se demande qui jouera de l'instrument le soir, à l'église, et fera chanter les enfants. C'est alors qu'un mystérieux personnage avec de longs doigts et des yeux de braise se présente, et offre même de restaurer l'orgue… Entre un voyage sur la lune et un autre au centre de la Terre, Jules Verne a écrit un conte de Noël fascinant.

When an eccentric Englishman named Phileas Fogg makes a daring wager that he can circle the globe in just eighty days, it’s the beginning of a breathlessly-paced world tour. With his devoted servant Passepartout at his side, Fogg sets off on an adventurous journey filled with amazing encounters and wild mishaps. Pursued all the way by the bumbling Detective Fix, who believes the two travelers are bank robbers on the run, Fogg and Passepartout must use every means of transportation known to 19th-century man - including a hot-air balloon, a locomotive, and an elephant - to win the bet.