{"product_id":"journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth-19","title":"Journey to the Centre of the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eJules Verne's wild and riotous fantasy \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Centre of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the hidden mysteries of a vast, uncharted subterranean world. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the French by Frank Wynne with an introduction by Jane Smiley and notes by Peter Cogman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne's pioneering science fiction classic tells the story of the distinguished but eccentric Professor Lidenbrock, who finds a scrap of parchment in an old manuscript. A cipher written in runes, it tells of an entrance to another world - a world hidden beneath our own, illuminated by an electrified gas and populated by strange, prehistoric beings. So with his nephew reluctantly in tow, the Professor follows this cryptic clue down into a dormant volcano in Iceland, and the further they descend, the more extraordinary the discoveries and creatures that they encounter, the greater the dangers, and the more ancient the living past that surrounds them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new translation by Frank Wynne is accompanied by an introduction on the science of Verne's work and its influences. This edition also includes notes, a chronology and suggested further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne (1828-1905), the 'father of Science Fiction' was born in Nantes, developing from early childhood a romantic fascination for the ships and the sea. In 1848 he moved to Paris, ostensibly to become a lawyer, though his true ambition was to become a writer. His first book, \u003ci\u003eFive Weeks in a Balloon\u003c\/i\u003e (1863) was an immediate popular success, followed a year later by \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Centre of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e; among the most popular of the fifty-four books published during his life are \u003ci\u003eFrom the Earth to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (1865), \u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1870) and \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e (1873).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Centre of the Earth \u003c\/i\u003eyou might like H.G. Wells' \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54246064685400,"sku":"9780141441979","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141441979_a8b976d2-9e8f-4254-99fb-dbd9b691a599.jpg?v=1769050820","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth-19","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}