The Collected Novels of Jules Verne in English (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. 19th-century adventure and science fiction: global travel; submarines, balloons, moonshots, subterranean questsBy Jules Verne
Length217h 23m
About this audiobook
The Collected Novels of Jules Verne in English gathers the foundational adventures of modern scientific romance, from submarine voyages and lunar speculation to polar quests, aerial journeys, and global circumnavigation. Verne's prose combines brisk narrative engineering with encyclopedic curiosity, embedding geography, mechanics, geology, and imperial-era exploration within plots of suspense and wonder. In literary context, these works stand at the crossroads of nineteenth-century adventure fiction, popular science, and the emerging genre now called science fiction. Jules Verne (1828–1905), born in Nantes and later central to Pierre-Jules Hetzel's celebrated Voyages extraordinaires, wrote during an age transformed by steam power, telegraphy, cartography, and expanding European knowledge of the globe. Trained in law but drawn to theatre, travel writing, and scientific reportage, Verne transformed contemporary technological possibility into narrative prophecy, not by magic, but through disciplined extrapolation and a dramatist's sense of pace. This collection is recommended to readers seeking both entertainment and intellectual history: it offers thrilling plots while revealing how the nineteenth century imagined the future. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find in Verne a lucid, inventive, and enduring guide to the romance of knowledge.
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.
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GenreScience Fiction, Literary Classics
Length217 hrs 23 mins
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Publish dateFeb 27, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Novels of Jules Verne in English (Annotated)
26CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST.
2Introduction
27CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND.
3Author Biography
28CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD.
4Historical Context
29CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURTH.
5Synopsis (Selection)
30CHAPTER THIRTY-FIFTH.
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6Five Weeks In A Balloon - 1863
31CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXTH.
7CHAPTER TWELFTH.
32CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENTH.
8CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.
33CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTH.
9CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.
34CHAPTER THIRTY-NINTH.
10CHAPTER FIFTEENTH.
35CHAPTER FORTIETH.
11CHAPTER SIXTEENTH.
36CHAPTER FORTY-FIRST.
12CHAPTER SEVENTEENTH.
37PREFACE
13CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH.
38CHAPTER I.
14CHAPTER NINETEENTH.
39CHAPTER II.
15CHAPTER TWENTIETH.
40CHAPTER III.
16CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST.
41CHAPTER IV.
17CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND.
42CHAPTER V.
18CHAPTER TWENTY-THIRD.
43CHAPTER VI.
19CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURTH.
44CHAPTER VII.
20CHAPTER TWENTY-FIFTH.
45CHAPTER VIII.
21CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH.
46CHAPTER IX.
22CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENTH.
47CHAPTER X.
23CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTH.
48CHAPTER XI.
24CHAPTER TWENTY-NINTH.
49CHAPTER XII.
25CHAPTER THIRTIETH.
50CHAPTER XIII.
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