Author: Jules VernePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Author: Jules Verne
Author: Jules Verne
Author: Jules Verne
Author: Jules Verne
Author: Jules VernePlotted
Author: Andrew DeGraffPublisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 1541581946
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Lost in a book? There's a map for that. This incredibly wide-ranging collection of maps—all inspired by literary classics—offers readers a new way of looking at their favorite fictional worlds. Andrew DeGraff's stunningly detailed artwork takes readers deep into the landscapes from The Odyssey, Hamlet, Robinson Crusoe, Pride and Prejudice, Invisible Man, A Wrinkle in Time, Watership Down, Moby Dick, Around the World in Eighty Days,A Christmas Carol, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Waiting for Godot, and more. Sure to reignite a love for old favorites and spark fresh interest in more recent works as well, Plotted provides a unique new way of appreciating the lands of the human imagination. "A unique, display-ready volume of great allure and pleasure."—starred, Booklist "[A] rewarding excursion across the literary landscape that will be cherished by map enthusiasts as well as bibliophiles."—starred, Publishers Weekly
Jules Verne
Author: Jules VernePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1607108763
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
Get cozy with the classics! Jules Verne collects some of the author’s best-known works in one volume. 2013 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Finalist in Gift Books Legendary science fiction and adventure author Jules Verne is remembered for his fascinating stories of travel and excitement. With countless adaptations available, the titles of his works are familiar. But no joy can compare to reading the originals! This book features the African exploration of Five Weeks in a Balloon; the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; Around the World in Eighty Days, the famous story of an incredible expedition; and the classic Journey to the Center of the Earth, which takes readers into our world’s geological past. With an introduction by an expert on Verne’s life and writing, it’s an excellent introduction to the work of this well-loved author. Expand your home library--and your imagination--with Jules Verne!
Around the World in Eighty Days
Author: Jules VernePublisher: Wordsworth Editions
ISBN: 9781853260902
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The story of the journey made by a Victorian gentleman, Phileas Fogg, who wagered that he could travel around the world in eighty daysFive weeks in a balloon was Verne's first novel, which documents a jaunt across Africa in a hydrogen balloonm.
The Whistling Schoolboy and Other Stories of School Life
Author: Ruskin BondPublisher: Rupa Publications
ISBN: 9788129135797
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Great Stories for Children is a collection of some of Ruskin Bond's most delightful children's stories. It stars Toto, the monkey, who takes a fancy to the narrator's aunt, much to her dismay, a python besotted by his own appearance, a mischievous ghost who enjoys stirring up the house when things get dull, three young children stranded in a storm on the Haunted Hilland Ruskin Bond himself, who happens to make the acquaintance of a ghost at a resort late one night.
