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Journey to the Centre of the Earth

Gilded Pocket Edition
By Jules Verne
Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics
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This deluxe edition features Jules Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" with a lavish gold-embossed cover, gilded page edges, and patterned endpapers. Join Professor Lidenbrock and Axel on an extraordinary subterranean adventure, encountering wonders and dangers alike. Preserving the classic text, this pocket-sized edition... Read More
Format: Hardback
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This deluxe edition features Jules Verne's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" with a lavish gold-embossed cover, gilded page edges, and patterned endpapers. Join Professor Lidenbrock and Axel on an extraordinary subterranean adventure, encountering wonders and dangers alike. Preserving the classic text, this pocket-sized edition is perfect for classic fiction enthusiasts. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, these meticulously crafted hardbacks make ideal gifts, showcasing iconic literary works on deluxe ivory paper.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398834446

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arcturus

Illustration: Imitation cloth with gold foil blocking

Contributors:

  • Translated by Rev F. A. Malleson
  • Contributions by George Davidson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 105.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 233g

Pages: 256

Collections

Classic Fiction Fiction General Fiction Jules Verne Literary Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics

About the Author

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was born in the French port of Nantes on the coast of Brittany. His father was a lawyer and the family were comfortably well off. As a young boy, Verne showed an early interest in adventure, narrowly being prevented from going to sea at the age of 11 as a cabin boy. After school he studied law in Paris, before returning to Nantes. He had already been unlucky in love twice, but he continued to write and after going back to Paris, he became involved in the literary salons there. His first published work, a short story, appeared in 1851 and his first novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, came out in 1863. It set off a career as a writer that lasted until his death. Apart from Journey to the Centre of the Earth, his other works include Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days.

Rev F. A. Malleson (1819-1897) was a clergyman at the church of Broughton-in-Furness in Lancashire. In 1877, he translated Journey to the Center of the Earth for London publisher Ward, Lock & Co. Ltd. This work is now widely regarded as the book's foremost translation.

George Davidson edited this edition and modernized Rev F. A. Malleson's original translation.

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