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Kapitän Bligh ist ein harter Hund. Ein Teil seiner Untergebenen will seinen Befehlsstil auf dieser Südseereise nicht länger hinnehmen. Angeführt von Fletcher Christian werden Bligh und seine Getreuen in einem Boot ausgesetzt. Doch der Kapitän ist ein ausgezeichneter Navigator und schafft es bis nach England. Unverzüglich wird von dort ein Schiff ausgesandt, um den Meuterern den Prozess zu machen... Diese berühmte Seemanns-Geschichte ist zahlreich verfilmt worden!

Ist es möglich, in 80 Tagen um die Welt zu reisen? Niemals - sagen die Menschen des 19. Jahrhunderts. Auf jeden Fall - sagt Phileas Fogg. Und setzt sein ganzes Vermögen aufs Spiel. Mit seinem französischen Diener Passepartout macht er sich auf die Reise.

Am 24. Mai 1863, eines Sonntags, beginnt das fantastische Abenteuer von Professor Lidenbrock und seinem Neffen, das nichts geringeres als den Mittelpunkt der Erde zum Ziel hat. Mehrfach verfilmter Abenteuer-Klassiker von Jules Verne, auch bekannt unter dem Namen "Reise nach dem Mittelpunkt der Erde".

Dr. Samuel Fergusson, sein Freund Dick Kennedy und sein Diener Joe überqueren den afrikanischen Kontinent in einem Gasballon und erleben dabei zahlreiche Abenteuer mit wilden Tieren und kriegerischen Eingeborenen. Mehrfach verfilmter Abenteuer-Klassiker von Jules Verne.

Große Aufregung bei der Königlichen Geographischen Gesellschaft in London: Der Weltreisende Dr. Samuel Fergusson behauptet, einen lenkbaren Ballon entwickelt zu haben. Zusammen mit seinem Diener Joe tritt er den Beweis an und macht sich mit dem Ballon auf die Reise, um die geheimnisvollen Quellen des Nils zu finden. Unterwegs müssen sie sich gegen wilde Tiere, Eingeborene und Sklavenhändler zu Wehr setzen. Und auch der Ballon funktioniert nicht so tadellos wie erhofft. Daniel Minetti liest Jules Vernes spannenden Abenteuer- und Reiseroman ungekürzt!

The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the novel. But it is an art in itself. To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task. Many try, and many fail. In this series we look at short stories from many of our most accomplished writers. Miniature masterpieces with a lot to say. In this volume we examine some of the short stories of Jules Verne.

French author Jules Verne earned recognition as one of the founders of science-fiction tales. Although, as one of those called “fathers of science fiction”, Verne often said he had not aimed at seeming scientific, claiming, “I have invented nothing." However, he did feel, “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” As one of those “other” men he did exactly that in his marvelous description of Phileas Fogg and his remarkable journey Around the World in Eighty Days, a trip done without any modern transportation.

Race across the world and explore the depths of the caverns below in this pair of adventure stories: Around the World in 80 Days and Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne.

Around the World in 80 Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.

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.

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager set by his friends at the Reform Club.

El ingeniero Banks, que ha inventado una máquina rodante de vapor con forma de elefante, invita a tres personas, el coronel Munro, el capitán Hood y el francés Maucler, a acompañarlo en un viaje por el norte de la India en su vehículo. Entre las muchas aventuras que corren juntos, el coronel Munro va descubriendo poco a poco sus planes para el viaje. - Summary by Tux

In October 1872, the fastidious Phileas Fogg—a British gentleman who rarely ventures outside the comforts of home or his beloved club—bets his compatriots that he can travel around the entire world in just eighty days. With his newly hired valet, Passepartout, as his traveling companion, Fogg embarks on a wild journey, traversing the continents. He is determined not to lose the bet, no matter what obstacles arise—and they do arise—in this classic tale of adventure and romance!

A wager made at the London Reform Club sends the imperturbable Phileas Fogg, his loyal valet Passepartout, the tenacious Mr. Fix, and the beautiful Aouda on a journey around the world that is fraught with obstacles, peril, and humor.

Jules Verne was born in 1828 in France. His dream was to write a new kind of novel, which combined scientific fact with fiction. Verne eventually wrote 40 novels in his Voyages extraordinaires series. "What one man can imagine, another will someday be able to achieve." Is a quote from an article in the Encyclopedia Britannica that sums up Verne so well. In All Around the Moon three space travelers are conversing about science and mathematics. They decide to alter the course of their projectile, which leads to unanticipated results.

《八十天环游地球》通过福克先生因和人打赌而环游地球的故事，表达了人类能凭借着自身的知识克服困难的道理。本有声书用曲折的故事情节展现了新颖独特的人物形象以及描绘富有特色的景物，包含着一种对知识的崇尚，对人性中机智、勇敢、正直、淡定等美好品格的赞美。…… 《八十天環遊地球》通過福克先生因和人打賭而環遊地球的故事，表達了人類能憑藉著自身的知識克服困難的道理。本有聲書用曲折的故事情節展現了新穎獨特的人物形象以及描繪富有特色的景物，包含著一種對知識的崇尚，對人性中機智、勇敢、正直、淡定等美好品格的讚美。

"The Mutineers of the Bounty" is a short story by Jules Verne, part of the series The Extraordinary Voyages. It is based on a true story a mutiny that occured on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty in 1789. The ship had been sent to Tahiti, and the relations between Captain William Bligh and his crew quickly deteriorated, leading to increasingly harsh punishments and abuse. A cabal formed between the men, and one night, they overpowered the captain, seized the ship, and sent him and 18 of his loyalists out at sea to die.

Uno dei capolavori della fantascienza di tutti i tempi. Musica di kevin Mac Leod.

This science-fiction classic is the story of a Professor, his nephew, and their quest for the secrets contained at the earth's core. Led by Hans, their Icelandic guide, the two explore the mysteries of a never-before-seen subterranean world.

Touted as " the only unabridged library edition published," this 1877 classic presents an intriguing quest set deep in the dark coal mines of Scotland. A subterranean city struggles with fossil fuel depletion, tormenting highland spirits, threatening explosive gases, and a lurking, hidden evil presence. The old miner Simon Ford, his wife Madge and son Harry, along with the engineer James Starr, venture into the mysterious labyrinths and discover something much more than coal.