{"product_id":"journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-6","title":"Journey to the Center of the Earth","description":"\u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the readers viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each readers understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWildly popular, prolific and prophetic, STRONGJules Verne leads his legions of delighted readers on journeys beneath the sea and beyond the stars. Here, the grandfather of modern science fiction takes us to the Earth's core. The quest begins when irascible but dedicated mineralogy professor Otto Lidenbrock finds a centuries-old parchment inside an even older book. His nephew Axel decodes it, and discovers instructions on how to get to the center of the Earth: \"Go down into the crater of Snaefells Yocul,\" an extinct Icelandic volcano. As they descend, the explorers also travel backward to the past, through layers of human history and geologic time, encountering prehistoric plants and animals and ultimately coming to understand the origins of humanity itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough brimming with exciting exploits, this journey is also metaphorical--a spiritual and psychological trip to the center of the human soul. While many of Verne's scientific speculations have been proven, it is this author's remarkable ability to fashion a rousing tale full of compelling characters, extraordinary adventures, and provocative ideas that ensures he will be read for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRONG \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRONGNew original illustrations by Rachel Perkins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTRONGUrsula K. Heise is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Stanford University. She has published a book, \u003ci\u003eChronoschisms: Time, Narrative, and Postmodernism\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and numerous articles on contemporary American and European literature in its relation to science, ecology and new media.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUATB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48660286767359,"sku":"*R0122867*","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0487\/5550\/7364\/files\/5273843482755.jpg?v=1781219028","url":"https:\/\/shop.onceuponatimebooks.com\/products\/journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-6","provider":"Once Upon a Time Books AR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}