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
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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)
163Chapter XXIV
2Introduction
164Chapter XXV (pt. 1)
3Author Biography
165Chapter XXV (pt. 2)
4Historical Context
166Chapter XXXVII
5Synopsis (Selection)
167The Fur Country - 1872 (pt. 1)
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6Five Weeks In A Balloon - 1863
168The Fur Country - 1872 (pt. 2)
7CHAPTER TWELFTH.
169The Fur Country - 1872 (pt. 3)
8CHAPTER THIRTEENTH.
170PART II (pt. 1)
9CHAPTER FOURTEENTH.
171PART II (pt. 2)
10CHAPTER FIFTEENTH.
172PART II (pt. 3)
11CHAPTER SIXTEENTH.
173The Mysterious Island - 1874 (pt. 1)
12CHAPTER SEVENTEENTH.
174The Mysterious Island - 1874 (pt. 2)
13CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH.
175The Mysterious Island - 1874 (pt. 3)
14CHAPTER NINETEENTH.
176The Mysterious Island - 1874 (pt. 4)
15CHAPTER TWENTIETH.
177PART 2 - ABANDONED (pt. 1)
16CHAPTER TWENTY-FIRST.
178PART 2 - ABANDONED (pt. 2)
17CHAPTER TWENTY-SECOND.
179PART 2 - ABANDONED (pt. 3)
18CHAPTER TWENTY-THIRD.
180PART 2 - ABANDONED (pt. 4)
19CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURTH.
181The Survivors Of The Chancellor - 1874
20CHAPTER TWENTY-FIFTH.
182CHAPTER XIII.
21CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH.
183CHAPTER XIV.
22CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVENTH.
184CHAPTER XV.
23CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHTH.
185CHAPTER XVI.
24CHAPTER TWENTY-NINTH.
186CHAPTER XVII.
25CHAPTER THIRTIETH.
187CHAPTER XVIII.
26CHAPTER THIRTY-FIRST.
188CHAPTER XIX.
27CHAPTER THIRTY-SECOND.
189CHAPTER XX.
28CHAPTER THIRTY-THIRD.
190CHAPTER XXI.
29CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURTH.
191CHAPTER XXII.
30CHAPTER THIRTY-FIFTH.
192CHAPTER XXIII.
31CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXTH.
193CHAPTER XXIV.
32CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENTH.
194CHAPTER XXV.
33CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTH.
195CHAPTER XXVI.
34CHAPTER THIRTY-NINTH.
196CHAPTER XXVII.
35CHAPTER FORTIETH.
197CHAPTER XXVIII.
36CHAPTER FORTY-FIRST.
198CHAPTER XXIX.
37PREFACE
199CHAPTER XXX.
38CHAPTER I.
200CHAPTER XXXI.
39CHAPTER II.
201CHAPTER XXXII.
40CHAPTER III.
202CHAPTER XXXIII.
41CHAPTER IV.
203CHAPTER XXXIV.
42CHAPTER V.
204CHAPTER XXXV.
43CHAPTER VI.
205CHAPTER XXXVI.
44CHAPTER VII.
206CHAPTER XXXVII.
45CHAPTER VIII.
207CHAPTER XXXVIII.
46CHAPTER IX.
208CHAPTER XXXIX.
47CHAPTER X.
209CHAPTER XL.
48CHAPTER XI.
210Michael Strogoff - 1876 (pt. 1)
49CHAPTER XII.
211Michael Strogoff - 1876 (pt. 2)
50CHAPTER XIII.
212Michael Strogoff - 1876 (pt. 3)
51CHAPTER XIV.
213BOOK II (pt. 1)
52CHAPTER XV.
214BOOK II (pt. 2)
53CHAPTER XVI.
215BOOK II (pt. 3)
54CHAPTER XVII.
216Off On A Comet - 1877 (pt. 1)
55CHAPTER XVIII.
217Off On A Comet - 1877 (pt. 2)
56CHAPTER XIX.
218BOOK II. (pt. 1)
57CHAPTER XX.
219BOOK II. (pt. 2)
58CHAPTER XXI.
220BOOK II. (pt. 3)
59CHAPTER XXII.
221The Underground City (or The Child of the Cavern) - 1877
60CHAPTER XXIII.
222CHAPTER VI. SIMON FORD’S EXPERIMENT
61CHAPTER XXIV.
223CHAPTER XIII. ON THE REVOLVING LADDER
62CHAPTER XXV.
224Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen - 1878 (pt. 1)
63CHAPTER XXVI.
225Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen - 1878 (pt. 2)
64CHAPTER XXVII.
226Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen - 1878 (pt. 3)
65CHAPTER XXVIII.
227PART II (pt. 1)
66CHAPTER XXIX.
228PART II (pt. 2)
67CHAPTER XXX.
229PART II (pt. 3)
68CHAPTER XXXI.
230Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon - 1881 (pt. 1)
69CHAPTER XXXII.
231Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon - 1881 (pt. 2)
70CHAPTER XXXIII.
232Eight Hundred Leagues On The Amazon - 1881 (pt. 3)
71CHAPTER XXXIV.
233PART II. THE CRYPTOGRAM (pt. 1)
72CHAPTER XXXV.
234PART II. THE CRYPTOGRAM (pt. 2)
73CHAPTER XXXVI.
235PART II. THE CRYPTOGRAM (pt. 3)
74CHAPTER XXXVII.
236Godfrey Morgan - 1882 (pt. 1)
75CHAPTER XXXVIII.
237Godfrey Morgan - 1882 (pt. 2)
76CHAPTER XXXIX.
238CHAPTER XI.
77CHAPTER XL.
239CHAPTER XII.
78CHAPTER XLI.
240CHAPTER XIII.
79CHAPTER XLII.
241CHAPTER XIV.
80CHAPTER XLIII.
242CHAPTER XV.
81CHAPTER XLIV.
243CHAPTER XVI.
82CHAPTER XLV.
244CHAPTER XVII.
83The Adventures Of Captain Hatteras - 1864
245CHAPTER XVIII.
84CHAPTER II
246CHAPTER XIX.
85CHAPTER VI
247CHAPTER XX.
86CHAPTER VII
248CHAPTER XXI.
87CHAPTER VIII
249CHAPTER XXII.
88CHAPTER IX
250Robur The Conqueror - 1886
89CHAPTER X
251Chapter IV
90CHAPTER XI
252Chapter XII
91CHAPTER XII
253Chapter XIX
92CHAPTER XIII
254Chapter XXII
93CHAPTER XIV
255The Purchase of the North Pole (or Topsy-Turvy) - 1889
94CHAPTER XV
256CHAPTER VI.
95CHAPTER XVI
257CHAPTER VII.
96CHAPTER XVII
258CHAPTER VIII.
97CHAPTER XVIII
259CHAPTER IX.
98CHAPTER XIX
260CHAPTER X.
99CHAPTER XX
261CHAPTER XI.
100CHAPTER XXI
262CHAPTER XII.
101CHAPTER XXII
263CHAPTER XIII.
102CHAPTER XXIII
264CHAPTER XIV.
103CHAPTER XXIV
265CHAPTER XV.
104CHAPTER XXV
266CHAPTER XVI.
105CHAPTER XXVI
267CHAPTER XVII.
106CHAPTER XXVII
268CHAPTER XVIII.
107CHAPTER XXVIII
269CHAPTER XIX.
108CHAPTER XXIX
270CHAPTER XX.
109CHAPTER XXX
271CHAPTER XXI.
110CHAPTER XXXI
272CHAPTER I.
111CHAPTER XXXII
273CHAPTER II.
112From The Earth To The Moon - 1865
274CHAPTER III.
113CHAPTER XII. (pt. 1)
275CHAPTER IV.
114CHAPTER XII. (pt. 2)
276CHAPTER V.
115CHAPTER XXIII.
277CHAPTER VI.
116In Search Of The Castaways - 1865 (pt. 1)
278CHAPTER VII.
117In Search Of The Castaways - 1865 (pt. 2)
279CHAPTER VIII.
118In Search Of The Castaways - 1865 (pt. 3)
280CHAPTER IX.
119Part 2. (pt. 1)
281CHAPTER X.
120Part 2. (pt. 2)
282CHAPTER XI.
121Part 2. (pt. 3)
283CHAPTER XII.
122Part 3. (pt. 1)
284CHAPTER XIII.
123Part 3. (pt. 2)
285CHAPTER XIV.
124Part 3. (pt. 3)
286CHAPTER XV.
12520,000 Leagues Under The Sea - 1869 (pt. 1)
287CHAPTER XVI.
12620,000 Leagues Under The Sea - 1869 (pt. 2)
288CHAPTER XVII.
12720,000 Leagues Under The Sea - 1869 (pt. 3)
289CHAPTER XVIII.
12820,000 Leagues Under The Sea - 1869 (pt. 4)
290CHAPTER XIX.
129SECOND PART (pt. 1)
291CHAPTER XX.
130SECOND PART (pt. 2)
292CHAPTER XXI.
131SECOND PART (pt. 3)
293CHAPTER XXII.
132SECOND PART (pt. 4)
294CHAPTER XXIII.
133INTRODUCTION.
295CHAPTER XXIV.
134CHAPTER I.
296CHAPTER XXV.
135CHAPTER II.
297CHAPTER XXVI.
136CHAPTER III.
298CHAPTER XXVII.
137CHAPTER IV.
299Facing The Flag - 1896 (pt. 1)
138CHAPTER V.
300Facing The Flag - 1896 (pt. 2)
139CHAPTER VI.
301Facing The Flag - 1896 (pt. 3)
140CHAPTER VII.
302An Antarctic Mystery - 1897
141CHAPTER VIII.
303CHAPTER III. CAPTAIN LEN GUY
142CHAPTER IX.
304CHAPTER X. THE OUTSET OF THE ENTERPRISE.
143CHAPTER X.
305CHAPTER XI. FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS TO THE POLAR CIRCLE.
144CHAPTER XI.
306CHAPTER XII. BETWEEN THE POLAR CIRCLE AND THE ICE WALL.
145CHAPTER XII.
307CHAPTER XIII. ALONG THE FRONT OF THE ICEBERGS.
146CHAPTER XIII.
308CHAPTER XIV. A VOICE IN A DREAM.
147CHAPTER XXII.
309CHAPTER XV. BENNET ISLET.
148Around The World In Eighty Days - 1872
310CHAPTER XVI, TSALAL ISLAND.
149Chapter III
311CHAPTER XVII. AND PYM?
150Chapter VI
312CHAPTER XVIII. A REVELATION.
151Chapter XII
313CHAPTER XIX. LAND?
152Chapter XIII
314CHAPTER XX, “UNMERCIFUL DISASTER”
153Chapter XIV
315CHAPTER XXI. AMID THE MISTS.
154Chapter XV
316The Master Of The World - 1904
155Chapter XVI
317Chapter 5
156Chapter XVII
318Chapter 12
157Chapter XVIII
319Chapter 15
158Chapter XIX
320Chapter 17
159Chapter XX
321Chapter 18
160Chapter XXI
322Analysis
161Chapter XXII
323Reflection
162Chapter XXIII
324Memorable Quotes
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