Jules Verne Collection, Jules Verne
Jules Verne Collection, Jules Verne
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Jules Verne Collection
The Definitive Audiobook Collection with the Classic Adventures of Jules Verne: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth and The Mysterious Island

Author: Jules Verne

Narrator: john riggs, carl simon, John Ricatti, George Perkins

Unabridged: 55 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/08/2024

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

Embark on an unforgettable journey with this captivating audiobook collection featuring four of Jules Verne's most beloved novels: "20000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Around the World in Eighty Days," "Journey to the Center of the Earth," and "The Mysterious Island." Known as the father of science fiction, Jules Verne's timeless tales transport listeners to extraordinary worlds filled with adventure, discovery, and the boundless possibilities of human imagination.
From Chapter 2 - "Around the World in Eighty Days": Follow the eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg and his loyal servant Passepartout on a race against time. In a wager that takes them across continents and oceans, this thrilling tale captures the excitement of global travel and the ingenuity required to overcome the unforeseen challenges along the way. From Chapter 40 - "20000 Under the Sea": Dive deep into the ocean aboard the Nautilus, a futuristic submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. This underwater adventure takes listeners through the mysteries of the deep, revealing the wonders and dangers lurking beneath the sea. From Chapter 88 - "Journey to the Center of the Earth": Join Professor Lidenbrock, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans as they embark on a daring expedition to the Earth's core. Through subterranean caverns, prehistoric landscapes, and unforeseen perils, this story is a thrilling blend of adventure and scientific wonder. From Chapter 133 - "The Mysterious Island": A gripping tale of survival and ingenuity, this novel follows a group of castaways stranded on an uncharted island in the Pacific. As they harness their resourcefulness to survive and uncover the island's secrets, listeners are drawn into a story of exploration, mystery, and the triumph of human spirit.

About Jules Verne

French author Jules Verne was born in the port of Nantes in 1828. He later moved to Paris to study law. At age twenty-eight, he married Honorine de Viane, a young widow with two children. Verne published several plays under the tutelage of Victor Hugo and Alexandre Dumas. He made his living as a stockbroker until his first successful series, Voyages Extraordinaire, was published in 1863. Soon Verne's novels became enormously popular around the world. Without a scientific background or experiences as a traveler, Verne spent much of his time doing research for his books. However, when the logic of the story contradicted scientific knowledge, Verne took poetic license with science to serve his fast-paced adventures.

Verne's stories caught the spirit of the nineteenth century and its uncritical enthusiasm about scientific progress and invention. His works were often written in the form of a travel book taking the readers on fantastic voyages. Many of Verne's ideas have been hailed as prophetic, predicting some of the inventions that have changed our world, including the airplane, the submarine, and spacecraft. He published sixty-five novels, some twenty short stories and essays, thirty plays, an opera libretto and two geographical works.

In the first part of his career Verne expressed optimism about progress and Europe's central role in the social and technical development of the world. In Verne's later novels, the author's pessimism is reflected in the doom-laden fin-de-siècle atmosphere. In contrast to the adventurous spirit of his novels, Verne's personal life was relatively uneventful, with the exception of his surviving a murder attempt by his insane nephew. Verne died of natural causes in Amiens on March 24, 1905.

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