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Journey to the Center of the Earth: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry

By: Jules Verne
Narrated by: Tim Curry
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Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of literature’s earliest works of science fiction. It vividly animates a fantastical subterranean world as an intrepid crew, led by the eccentric Otto Lidenbrock, traverses the planet’s core and its various bizarre obstacles: giant mushrooms and insects, a herd of mastodons, prehistoric humans, a treacherous pit of magma, and more.

Tim Curry, narrator of the customer favorite A Christmas Carol, returns for an encore performance that delivers a range of distinct character voices and captures the energy and enthusiasm of a time when scientific exploration was a brand new adventure.

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Noted geologist Professor Liedenbrock discovers a cryptic message hidden in the pages of an ancient volume purporting to show the way into the center of the earth. Liedenbrock determines to make this fantastic journey, insisting his 16-year-old nephew, Henry, accompany him. Tim Curry handles the verbal pyrotechnics of Verne’s classic adventure, capturing the sardonic wit and droll observations of 16-year-old Henry. Writing in 1864, when explorers such as Burton, Stanley, and Livingstone were charting the earth’s geography, Verne created the fantastical geography of the world below based on current scientific fact. With breathtaking surety, Curry’s performance takes listeners from Germany to Iceland to the bowels of the earth and back, providing humor and clarity.
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Brilliant in every way :)

Intrigued, I continued, fascinated, I enthralled.

Tim Curry you're marvelous! !
Thank you

I recommend Journey to the center of the earth! !

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I had read the book as a child, and Jules Verne is a master of course. But what makes this an absolute delight is the mischievous, sarcastic, subtle irony that Tim Curry's performance gives. An absolute delight!

Tim Curry is a genius

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Of course, this is a classic story, but it has come alive once more with the brilliant performance by Tim Curry. Just wonderful, the best Verne reading I have come across.

Classic story with exceptional performance

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Tim Curry brings this story to life. A wonderful book, Verne’s best! Amazing app all round!!

Best narrator so far!

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Tîm curry gives a very good performance, as he reads the classic book.
Jules Verne truly was the father of sci-fi, this story has been told in meany different was, but the classic book version is always the best.

another classic

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