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    A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    Unlock the more straightforward side of A Journey to the Centre of the Earth with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne, which tells the story of a learned professor who decides to venture into the centre of the Earth, accompanied by his nephew and a guide. Inside, they encounter many adventures and discover incredible fossils, animals and rocks that prove the evolution of the Earth. The novel was very advanced for its time, as it features detailed descriptions of scientific methods and techniques and was very influential in the subterranean fiction genre. Verne has been the second most-translated author in the world since 1979, and is often referred to as the “Father of Science Fiction”, thanks to his advanced contributions to this genre. 

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateNov 9, 2016
    ISBN9782806281104
    A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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      A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries

      French novelist

      Born in Nantes in 1828

      Died in Amiens in 1905

      Notable works:

      A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), novel

      Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), novel

      The Mysterious Island (1874), novel

      Jules Verne, who was born in Nantes in 1828, firstly began studying law and then, from 1852 onwards, published a play and several short stories. He also became friends with the adventurer Jacques Arago (French author and explorer) and met explorers and scientists. His first novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863) was greatly successful. It was the start of the Voyages extraordinaries (‘extraordinary journeys’) collection that consisted of 18 short stories and 65 novels including A Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues

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