Jules Verne - Libros y biografía

Adventure, discoveries, exploration and dangers which hold your attention to the last page. Jules Verne's "Five Weeks in a Balloon" from 1865 combines all of them successfully. It tells the story of the...

Dr. Ox wants to introduce a new gas lighting system in a small Flemish town. Free of charge. However something does not add up. Solely because Dr. Ox's goal is not as philanthropic as it seems. He conducts...

"Michael Strogoff II" is the second part of Jules Verne's adventure novel from 1876. It tells the story of the courier of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Michael Strogoff. There is a treachery afoot and...

Inspired by his trip aboard "The Great Eastern" ship, Jules Verne writes the adventure novel "A Floating City". The story depicts a wonderful picture of the long sea voyage, the ship which seems so big...

"Michael Strogoff I" is an adventure novel by Jules Verne from 1876. It consists of two parts and it tells the story of the courier of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, Michael Strogoff. There is a treachery...

'Facing the Flag' is one of the stories that cemented Verne's reputation as one of the pioneers of science-fiction. It centres around a brilliant scientist, Thomas Roch, who has invented the ultimate...

The young man Godfrey Morgan and his mentor Artelett board a steamship and embark on a long journey round the world. Little do they know that the thrilling experience will also endanger their lives. The...

Dangers and romance intertwine in one in the adventure novel "Martin Paz" from 1852. The Indian chief Martin Paz falls in love with a girl named Sarah. Sarah's father, Samuel, has however already arranged...

Jules Verne's 'Off on a Comet' is a science-fiction adventure first published in 1877. After a comet collides with planet earth, several inhabitants of earth are unknowingly carried away on it. Believing...

A 17th Century Indiana Jones, 'Captain Antifer' details the adventures of the eponymous captain as he strives to inherit the legacy of the wealthy Kamylk Pasha. Aided and abetted by the Egyptian signatory,...

What do you get if you cross a family of French acrobats with the escape of a Russian political prisoner? 'César Cascabel!'Despite the outlandish premise, Verne deftly weaves a story of intrigue, friendship,...

This classic novel about adventure, courage and determination takes the reader on an exciting sea voyage around the world. Engaging and entertaining, "In Search of the Castaways" from 1868 is a story...

Captain Hatteras has one goal remaining in life, to reach the North Pole at all costs. With a purpose built steamship he sets out on the greatest voyage of his life but when their fortunes turn, his crew...

"From the Earth to the Moon" continues in its sequel "Around the Moon" published five years after the first part. The three adventurers start their trip to the Moon hoping to survive and complete their...

The American Civil War has already ended. A Gun Club plays with the idea of building a weapon which can shoot a projectile to the Moon. Calculations and funding are only a part of the obstacles in the...

An homage to Dumas' 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' 'Mathias Sandorf' is an action-packed adventure story, complete with coded messages, secret identities, island adventure, and a mysterious villain hellbent...

Combining romance and adventure, 'The Blockade Runners' is set in both Scotland and the south of America, as the American Civil War looks to become a reality. Scottish entrepreneur, Captain James Playfair,...

The ninth book in Verne's 'Extraordinary Voyages' series, 'The Adventures of Three Englishmen and Three Russians in South Africa' details the adventures of a party of scientists attempting to measure...

How do you handle a basket case at 7000 metres height?That is the question an accomplished and esteemed aeronaut is forced to ask himself in 1850 after his hot air balloon is hijacked by a young, idealistic...

'The Begum's Fortune' follows the plans of two scientists, the French physicist, Sarrasin, and German, Schultz. Each has a share in inheriting a vast fortune and sets about spending it on the project...

Could you be Captain of a whaling ship if all the crew around you died in a tragedy? Would you even want to? And what would you do if the cook on board has plans of his own and wants to kill you? This...

Without even realizing it, the German professor Lidenbrock purchases his ticket to the center of the Earth. He finds an original runic manuscript which unfolds a long kept secret. The center of the Earth...

Jules Verne's "The Lottery Ticket" is a story about a message in a bottle with a twist. Hulda Hansen's husband-to-be Ole embarks on a journey with a fishing boat with the hope to get rich and provide...

Jules Verne's "The Vanished Diamond" from 1884 takes us to the South African diamond fields. Victor Cyprien is a mining engineer who falls in love with Alice, the daughter of the rich landowner Watkins....

No matter if Bram Stoker has really been inspired by Verne or not, the similarities between Stokers's "Dracula" and Verne's "Carpathian Castle" are apparent. Jules Verne's horror novel is published in...

Mutiny, shipwrecks, cold, hunger and even polar bears are a part of this exciting adventure."The English at the North Pole" is the first part of Jules Verne's novel "The Adventures of Captain Hatteras"...

Jasper Hobson and his crew have the mission to build a fort in the Arctic ocean. They manage to get there and establish the fort. However a massive earthquake changes their plans as unusual things begin...

'The Green Ray' is a story that exemplifies the age old saying 'It's about the journey, not the destination'. The Green Rays, are rare phenomena observable only in certain places of the globe as the sun...

"All right," said Mr. Fogg; and, turning to the others, he continued: "I have a deposit of twenty thousand at Baring's which I will willingly risk upon it." "Twenty thousand pounds!" cried Sullivan. "Twenty...

The Mysterious Island tells the exciting story of five Americans stranded on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. During the American Civil War, Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederate...