Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

Jules Verne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1435144732 ISBN 13: 9781435144736

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2017

First published in England by Griffith and Farran in 1871, this edition is not a translation at all but a complete re-write of the novel, with portions added and omitted, and names changed. A better translation is A Journey into the Interior of the Earth translated by Rev. F. A. Malleson.

Review:

Fantasised a parallel world to ours under the earth's crust. This hypothesis was both popular and subscribed to, even by reputable scientists, in the 19th century. Verne's tale [...] remains the best of its (scientifically) preposterous kind. --John Sutherland, Guardian

Journey to the Centre of the Earth is one of the most famous novels ever written. Verne has left us an extraordinary book, which has withstood the test of time better than some of the science described within it. It has brought delight to generations of readers, and will for many more. There is nothing so rare as the chance to take an impossible journey, and to believe it so powerfully that we wonder if we will make it out alive. That's magic. And that's Verne's gift. --Michael Crichton, Daily Telegraph

Verne's imagination has given us some of the greatest adventure stories of all time. --Daily Mail

From the Publisher:

This wonderful series is brought back to life in freshly coloured new UK editions, designed to entrance and engage another generation. Issue 6 of the new series. As collectable, and as readable, as ever. Great for reluctant readers too. War of the Worlds, Oliver Twist, The Man in the Iron Mask and Robin Hood already available.