Jules Verne: 25 Greatest Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Science Fiction and Action & Adventure ClassicsBy Jules Verne
Length247h 52m
About this audiobook
Jules Verne: 25 Greatest Books in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) gathers the essential architecture of Verne's extraordinary imaginative universe: voyages beneath the sea, around the globe, to the moon, through volcanic depths, and across contested frontiers of science and empire. In brisk, lucid prose enriched by technical curiosity, geographical precision, and narrative momentum, these works helped define the nineteenth-century "scientific romance" and laid crucial foundations for modern science fiction and adventure literature. The illustrations restore something of the period charm that accompanied Verne's first readers into the unknown. Jules Verne (1828–1905), a French novelist shaped by the age of exploration, industrial invention, and expanding scientific knowledge, transformed contemporary discoveries into compelling narrative possibility. His partnership with publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel encouraged works that were educational as well as entertaining, combining encyclopedic ambition with moral drama. Verne's fascination with maps, machines, natural history, and human endurance explains the enduring coherence of his Voyages extraordinaires. This volume is highly recommended for readers seeking both literary pleasure and historical perspective. It offers an ideal gateway to Verne's major achievements, rewarding newcomers with adventure and specialists with a panoramic view of his intellectual range.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics
Length247 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 18, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ULTIMATE Collection of Rudyard Kipling: His Greatest Works in One Volume (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
86The Master of the World (1904) (pt. 2)
2Introduction
87The Adventures of Captain Hatteras (1866)
3Author Biography
88LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.
4Historical Context
89PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 1)
5Synopsis (Selection)
90PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 2)
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6Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870)
91PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 3)
7PART ONE
92PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 4)
8CHAPTER I A Shifting Reef
93PART II. THE DESERT OF ICE. (pt. 1)
9CHAPTER II Pro and Con
94PART II. THE DESERT OF ICE. (pt. 2)
10CHAPTER III I Form My Resolution
95PART II. THE DESERT OF ICE. (pt. 3)
11CHAPTER IV Ned Land
96Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (1879) (pt. 1)
12CHAPTER V At a Venture
97Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (1879) (pt. 2)
13CHAPTER VI At Full Steam
98Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (1879) (pt. 3)
14CHAPTER VII An Unknown Species of Whale
99Mathias Sandorf (1885)
15CHAPTER VIII Mobilis in Mobili
100PART ONE (pt. 1)
16CHAPTER IX Ned Land's Tempers
101PART ONE (pt. 2)
17CHAPTER X The Man of the Seas
102PART TWO (pt. 1)
18CHAPTER XI All By Electricity
103PART TWO (pt. 2)
19CHAPTER XII Some Figures
104PART THREE (pt. 1)
20CHAPTER XIII The Black River
105PART THREE (pt. 2)
21CHAPTER XIV A Note of Invitation
106PART FOUR (pt. 1)
22CHAPTER XV A Walk on the Bottom of the Sea
107PART FOUR (pt. 2)
23CHAPTER XVI A Submarine Forest
108PART FIVE
24CHAPTER XVII Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
109Hector Servadac or, Off on a Comet (1877)
25PART TWO (pt. 1)
110BOOK I. (pt. 1)
26PART TWO (pt. 2)
111BOOK I. (pt. 2)
27PART TWO (pt. 3)
112BOOK I. (pt. 3)
28Around the World in Eighty Days (1872) (pt. 1)
113BOOK II. (pt. 1)
29Around the World in Eighty Days (1872) (pt. 2)
114BOOK II. (pt. 2)
30Around the World in Eighty Days (1872) (pt. 3)
115BOOK II. (pt. 3)
31The Mysterious Island (1875)
116Facing the Flag (1896) (pt. 1)
32Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 1)
117Facing the Flag (1896) (pt. 2)
33Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 2)
118Facing the Flag (1896) (pt. 3)
34Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 3)
119The Begum's Fortune (1879) (pt. 1)
35Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 4)
120The Begum's Fortune (1879) (pt. 2)
36Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 1)
121The Begum's Fortune (1879) (pt. 3)
37Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 2)
122Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen (1878)
38Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 3)
123PART I (pt. 1)
39Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 4)
124PART I (pt. 2)
40Part III: The Secret of the Island (pt. 1)
125PART I (pt. 3)
41Part III: The Secret of the Island (pt. 2)
126PART II (pt. 1)
42Part III: The Secret of the Island (pt. 3)
127PART II (pt. 2)
43CHAPTER XVIII Vanikoro
128PART II (pt. 3)
44Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864)
129The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger (1875) (pt. 1)
45Preface (pt. 1)
130The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger (1875) (pt. 2)
46Preface (pt. 2)
131The Survivors of the Chancellor: Diary of J. R. Kazallon, Passenger (1875) (pt. 3)
47Preface (pt. 3)
132The Underground City or, The Child of the Cavern (1877) (pt. 1)
48Preface (pt. 4)
133The Underground City or, The Child of the Cavern (1877) (pt. 2)
49From the Earth to the Moon (1865) (pt. 1)
134Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon (1881)
50From the Earth to the Moon (1865) (pt. 2)
135PART I. The Giant Raft (pt. 1)
51From the Earth to the Moon (1865) (pt. 3)
136PART I. The Giant Raft (pt. 2)
52Around the Moon (1869) (pt. 1)
137PART I. The Giant Raft (pt. 3)
53Around the Moon (1869) (pt. 2)
138PART II. The Cryptogram (pt. 1)
54Around the Moon (1869) (pt. 3)
139PART II. The Cryptogram (pt. 2)
55Around the Moon (1869) (pt. 4)
140The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy Turvy (1889) (pt. 1)
56Around the Moon (1869) (pt. 5)
141The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy Turvy (1889) (pt. 2)
57Michael Strogoff: The Courier of the Czar (1876)
142Cæsar Cascabel (1890)
58BOOK I (pt. 1)
143BOOK ONE (pt. 1)
59BOOK I (pt. 2)
144BOOK ONE (pt. 2)
60BOOK I (pt. 3)
145BOOK ONE (pt. 3)
61BOOK II (pt. 1)
146BOOK TWO (pt. 1)
62BOOK II (pt. 2)
147BOOK TWO (pt. 2)
63BOOK II (pt. 3)
148BOOK TWO (pt. 3)
64In Search of the Castaways or, The Children of Captain Grant (1868)
149CHAPTER I
65PART I (pt. 1)
150CHAPTER II.
66PART I (pt. 2)
151CHAPTER III.
67PART I (pt. 3)
152CHAPTER IV.
68PART II (pt. 1)
153CHAPTER V.
69PART II (pt. 2)
154CHAPTER VI.
70PART II (pt. 3)
155CHAPTER VII.
71PART III (pt. 1)
156CHAPTER VIII.
72PART III (pt. 2)
157CHAPTER IX.
73PART III (pt. 3)
158CHAPTER X.
74Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation (1888) (pt. 1)
159CHAPTER XI.
75Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation (1888) (pt. 2)
160CHAPTER XII
76Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation (1888) (pt. 3)
161CHAPTER XIII.
77Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863) (pt. 1)
162CHAPTER XIV.
78Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863) (pt. 2)
163CHAPTER XV.
79Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863) (pt. 3)
164CHAPTER XVI.
80Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863) (pt. 4)
165CHAPTER XVII.
81Five Weeks in a Balloon (1863) (pt. 5)
166CHAPTER XVIII.
82Robur the Conqueror or, The Clipper of the Clouds (1886) (pt. 1)
167Analysis
83Robur the Conqueror or, The Clipper of the Clouds (1886) (pt. 2)
168Reflection
84Robur the Conqueror or, The Clipper of the Clouds (1886) (pt. 3)
169Memorable Quotes
85The Master of the World (1904) (pt. 1)
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