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A Journey into the Interior of the EarthJules Verne

A Journey into the Interior of the Earth

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Original author: Jules Verne

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"A Journey into the Interior of the Earth" by Jules Verne is a science fiction novel first published in 1864. Professor Otto Lidenbrock, an eccentric German scientist, discovers a cryptic message suggesting a path to Earth's center through an Icelandic volcano. With his nephew Axel and guide Hans, he descends into Snæfellsjökull's depths. The trio encounters subterranean oceans, prehistoric creatures, and a mysterious giant humanoid while navigating treacherous underground realms, ultimately facing dangers that will test their survival.

A Journey into the Interior of the Earth, by Jules Verne. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #3748.

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46 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface684 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Professor and His Family1,438 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: A Mystery to Be Solved at Any Price1,264 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Runic Writing Exercises the Professor1,919 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Enemy to Be Starved Into Submission1,240 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Famine, Then Victory, Followed by Dismay1,643 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: Exciting Discussions About an Unparalleled Enterprise2,453 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: A Woman's Courage1,782 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Serious Preparations for Vertical Descent1,985 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Iceland! but What Next?2,028 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: Interesting Conversations with Icelandic Savants1,324 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: A Guide Found to the Centre of the Earth1,975 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: A Barren Land1,599 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Hospitality Under the Arctic Circle1,690 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: But Arctics Can Be Inhospitable, Too1,810 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Snæfell at Last1,721 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Boldly Down the Crater1,715 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Vertical Descent1,358 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: The Wonders of Terrestrial Depths1,492 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: Geological Studies in Situ1,392 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: The First Signs of Distress1,387 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Compassion Fuses the Professor's Heart1,273 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: Total Failure of Water901 words
  1. 24.Chapter XXIII: Water Discovered1,485 words
  2. 25.Chapter XXIV1,122 words
  3. 26.Chapter XXV: De Profundis1,238 words
  4. 27.Chapter XXVI: The Worst Peril of All800 words
  5. 28.Chapter XXVII: Lost in the Bowels of the Earth1,105 words
  6. 29.Chapter XXVIII: The Rescue in the Whispering Gallery1,443 words
  7. 30.Chapter XXIX: Thalatta! Thalatta!983 words
  8. 31.Chapter XXX: A New Mare Internum2,295 words
  9. 32.Chapter XXXI: Preparations for a Voyage of Discovery1,181 words
  10. 33.Chapter XXXII: Wonders of the Deep1,979 words
  11. 34.Chapter XXXIII: A Battle of Monsters1,970 words
  12. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Great Geyser1,369 words
  13. 36.Chapter XXXV: An Electric Storm1,955 words
  14. 37.Chapter XXXVI: Calm Philosophic Discussions1,654 words
  15. 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Liedenbrock Museum of Geology1,395 words
  16. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: The Professor in His Chair Again1,800 words
  17. 40.Chapter XXXIX: Forest Scenery Illuminated by Electricity1,967 words
  18. 41.Chapter XL: Preparations for Blasting a Passage to the Centre of the Earth1,504 words
  19. 42.Chapter XLI: The Great Explosion and the Rush Down Below1,548 words
  20. 43.Chapter XLII: Headlong Speed Upward Through the Horrors of Darkness1,637 words
  21. 44.Chapter XLIII: Shot Out of a Volcano at Last!1,844 words
  22. 45.Chapter XLIV: Sunny Lands in the Blue Mediterranean1,827 words
  23. 46.Chapter XLV: All's Well That Ends Well1,079 words