The Greatest Children's Classics – Jules Verne Edition: 16 Exciting Tales of Courage, Mystery & Adventure (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Courage, Mystery & Extraordinary VoyagesBy Jules Verne
Length170h 58m
About this audiobook
The Greatest Children's Classics – Jules Verne Edition gathers sixteen illustrated tales that showcase Verne's enduring fascination with courage, scientific wonder, perilous travel, and moral testing. Moving across seas, continents, skies, and subterranean worlds, these adventures combine brisk plotting with meticulous description, a style that helped define nineteenth-century scientific romance. In the context of Victorian and French popular literature, Verne's fiction stands at the threshold between educational narrative and modern adventure, transforming geography, technology, and mystery into engines of imagination. Jules Verne, born in Nantes in 1828, was shaped by the maritime culture of his childhood, the rise of industrial science, and the expanding global horizons of his century. Though trained in law, he devoted himself to literature and became the central figure of the Voyages extraordinaires, works intended to instruct as well as delight. His careful research, fascination with invention, and belief in disciplined curiosity are everywhere visible in these stories. This illustrated edition is warmly recommended to young readers and adults seeking an accessible entrance into Verne's world. It offers adventure without triviality, learning without dullness, and suspense grounded in humane ideals. Readers who value exploration, ingenuity, and classic storytelling will find it a rich and rewarding collection.
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
GenreChildren's Literature
Length170 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 23, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Greatest Children's Classics – Jules Verne Edition: 16 Exciting Tales of Courage, Mystery & Adventure (Illustrated) (Annotated)
50All Around the Moon (pt. 1)
2Introduction
51All Around the Moon (pt. 2)
3Author Biography
52All Around the Moon (pt. 3)
4Historical Context
53All Around the Moon (pt. 4)
5Synopsis (Selection)
54All Around the Moon (pt. 5)
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6Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen
55Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation (pt. 1)
7PART I (pt. 1)
56Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation (pt. 2)
8PART I (pt. 2)
57Adrift in Pacific or, Two Years' Vacation (pt. 3)
9PART I (pt. 3)
58Five Weeks in a Balloon (pt. 1)
10PART II (pt. 1)
59Five Weeks in a Balloon (pt. 2)
11PART II (pt. 2)
60Five Weeks in a Balloon (pt. 3)
12PART II (pt. 3)
61Five Weeks in a Balloon (pt. 4)
13The Children of Captain Grant
62Five Weeks in a Balloon (pt. 5)
14PART I (pt. 1)
63Robur the Conqueror or, The Clipper of the Clouds (pt. 1)
15PART I (pt. 2)
64Robur the Conqueror or, The Clipper of the Clouds (pt. 2)
16PART I (pt. 3)
65Robur the Conqueror or, The Clipper of the Clouds (pt. 3)
17PART II (pt. 1)
66Master of the World (pt. 1)
18PART II (pt. 2)
67Master of the World (pt. 2)
19PART II (pt. 3)
68Hector Servadac or, Off on a Comet
20PART III (pt. 1)
69BOOK I. (pt. 1)
21PART III (pt. 2)
70BOOK I. (pt. 2)
22PART III (pt. 3)
71BOOK I. (pt. 3)
23Journey to the Centre of the Earth
72BOOK II. (pt. 1)
24Preface (pt. 1)
73BOOK II. (pt. 2)
25Preface (pt. 2)
74BOOK II. (pt. 3)
26Preface (pt. 3)
75Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
27Preface (pt. 4)
76PART I. The Giant Raft (pt. 1)
28The Mysterious Island
77PART I. The Giant Raft (pt. 2)
29Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 1)
78PART I. The Giant Raft (pt. 3)
30Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 2)
79PART II. The Cryptogram (pt. 1)
31Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 3)
80PART II. The Cryptogram (pt. 2)
32Part I: Dropped from the Clouds (pt. 4)
81The Adventures of Captain Hatteras
33Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 1)
82LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.
34Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 2)
83PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 1)
35Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 3)
84PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 2)
36Part II: The Abandoned (pt. 4)
85PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 3)
37Part III: The Secret of the Island (pt. 1)
86PART I. THE ENGLISH AT THE NORTH POLE. (pt. 4)
38Part III: The Secret of the Island (pt. 2)
87PART II. THE DESERT OF ICE. (pt. 1)
39Part III: The Secret of the Island (pt. 3)
88PART II. THE DESERT OF ICE. (pt. 2)
40Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
89PART II. THE DESERT OF ICE. (pt. 3)
41PART ONE (pt. 1)
90The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy Turvy (1889) (pt. 1)
42PART ONE (pt. 2)
91The Purchase of the North Pole or, Topsy Turvy (1889) (pt. 2)
43PART ONE (pt. 3)
92The Castle of the Carpathians (pt. 1)
44PART TWO (pt. 1)
93The Castle of the Carpathians (pt. 2)
45PART TWO (pt. 2)
94The Castle of the Carpathians (pt. 3)
46PART TWO (pt. 3)
95Analysis
47Around the World in Eighty Days (pt. 1)
96Reflection
48Around the World in Eighty Days (pt. 2)
97Memorable Quotes
49Around the World in Eighty Days (pt. 3)
Adrift in Pacific and Other Adventure Tales – 17 Books in One Volume (Illustrated) (Annotated)Jules Verne139h 33m$2 · $0.00
The Collected Novels of Jules Verne in English (Annotated)Jules Verne217h 23m$2 · $0.00
Der Einbruch des Meeres (Kommentiert)Jules Verne9h 58m$1 · $0.00
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FACING THE FLAG (Annotated)Jules Verne8h 17m$2 · $0.00
Dos años de vacacionesJules Verne12h 15m$8 · $0.00
Die Abenteuer des Kapitän Nemo - Folge 4: Die Überlebenden der ErebusJules Verne, Marc Freund1h 5m$7 · $0.00
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Because My Destiny AwaitsCorwin McGinnis2h 40m$15
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A Wolf Called FireRosanne Parry4h 7m$7 · $0.00
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