
Journey to the Centre of the Earth (
French:
Voyage au centre de la Terre), also translated as
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth, is a classic 1864
science fiction novel by
Jules Verne. The story involves a German professor (Otto Lidenbrock in the original French
, Professor Von Hardwigg in the most common English translation
)
who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the
Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans encounter many
adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards,
eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy. The living
organisms they meet reflect geological time; just as the rock layers
become older and older the deeper they travel, the animals become more
and more ancient the closer the characters approach the center. From a
scientific point of view, this story has not aged quite as well as
other Verne stories, since most of his ideas about what the
interior of the Earthcontains have since been proven wrong. However, a redeeming point to
the story is Verne's own belief, told within the novel from the
viewpoint of a character, that the inside of the Earth does indeed
differ from that which the characters encounter. One of Verne's main
ideas with his stories was also to educate the readers, and by placing
the different extinct creatures the characters meet in their correct
geological era, he is able to show how the world looked a long time
ago, stretching from the ice age to the dinosaurs.
Eu am inceput sa citesc de ieri cartea, si e foarte interesanta :D. Nu e grea deloc ;) . Am cumparat`o de la Adevarul, dar mai de mult. Acum am descoperit`o :D.
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