

It is the second book in his popular science-fiction series Voyages extraordinaires (1863-1910).

Novel by Jules Verne, published in 1864 in French as Voyage au centre de la Terre. The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature The music is appropriately eerie and somber, with flashes of excitement. The wonderfully crisp, steadily-paced British enunciation of reader Philpott, combined with an excellent abridgment and well-chosen musical interludes of classical music, make this production outstanding. The leader of the expedition, together with his ward and joined by his nephew and an Icelandic guide commence the journey. Jules Verne's third science fiction novel describes the discovery and exploration of a secret tunnel which leads through a volcano to the centre of the Earth. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles. The Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations.
