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Édouard Riou

    Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
    The Voyages And Adventures Of Captain Hatteras
    Pocket Classics: Five Weeks in a Balloon
    De kinderen van kapitein Grant. Zuid-amerika
    Godfrey Morgan
    Journey to the Centre of the Earth
    • Journey to the Centre of the Earth

      • 51 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      Dominoes are perfect for reading practice and language skills development in class or during individual study.In Hamburg, Germany, Professor Otto Lidenbrock comes home with an old Icelandic book. In it there is a message about a journey to the centre of the Earth.This is the beginning of one of Jules Verne's most exciting stories.'Is this message true? We must go to Iceland and see!' says Lidenbrock excitedly. But his nephew, Axel, wants to stay at home.Can Lidenbrock and Axel - and their Icelandic guide, Hans - find the centre of the Earth? And can they all get home alive after their many underground adventures?

      Journey to the Centre of the Earth
      3.9
    • Godfrey Morgan

      A Californian Mystery

      • 152 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Set against the backdrop of a round-the-world voyage, the story follows Godfrey Morgan and his instructor, Professor T. Artelett, who find themselves stranded on a deserted Pacific island. Faced with numerous challenges, they must learn to adapt and survive. Their situation takes a turn when they meet Carefinotu, an African slave captured by cannibals. Together, the trio navigates the trials of island life, highlighting themes of resilience, cooperation, and the human spirit in the face of adversity.

      Godfrey Morgan
      3.4
    • Sur la foi d'un message trouvé dans une bouteille et à demi rongé par l'eau de mer, le magnifique yacht anglais, le Duncan, part à la recherche du capitaine Grant naufragé. A son bord se trouvent les deux enfants du disparu, Mary et robert. L'un des meilleurs géographes de France, Jacques Paganel, personnage singulier et sympathique, fait aussi partie du voyage. Les lacunes du message et, plus encore, les hasards de la navigation et la traîtrise de certains de faux amis, vont entraîner les membres de l'expédition dans des aventures tragiques ou comiques, sur terre et sur mer, de l'Amérique à l'Australie, comme seul Jules Verne sait les imaginer, dans leur captivante variété. Les merveilles de la nature jouent un grand rôle dans ce passionnant roman où les personnages sont particulièrement bien campés ; Les Enfants du capitaine Grant est un des fleurons des Voyages extraordinaires de Jules Verne.

      De kinderen van kapitein Grant. Zuid-amerika
      4.5
    • Pocket Classics: Five Weeks in a Balloon

      • 159 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      There was a large audience assembled on the 14th of January, 1862, at the session of the Royal Geographical Society, No. 3 Waterloo Place, London. The president, Sir Francis M -, made an important communication to his colleagues, in an address that was frequently interrupted by applause. This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotism: "England has always marched at the head of nations" (for, the reader will observe, the nations always march at the head of each other), "by the intrepidity of her explorers in the line of geographical discovery." (General assent). "Dr. Samuel Ferguson, one of her most glorious sons, will not reflect discredit on his origin." ("No, indeed!" from all parts of the hall.)

      Pocket Classics: Five Weeks in a Balloon
      4.2
    • Set during a British expedition to the North Pole in 1861, the story follows Captain John Hatteras as he perseveres after a mutiny costs his crew and ship. Undeterred, Hatteras and a small group push forward, discovering the wreckage of a previous American mission on the shores of "New America." The narrative explores themes of determination, survival, and the challenges of exploration in uncharted territories.

      The Voyages And Adventures Of Captain Hatteras
      4.0
    • Twenty thousand leagues under the sea

      • 164 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      An adventure classic of deep-sea volcanoes, giant squid and the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. Professor Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down and destroy a menacing sea monster. However, he discovers that the beast is metal - it is a giant submarine called the Nautilus built by the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. So begins an underwater adventure that takes them from the South Pole to the submerged lost city of Atlantis.

      Twenty thousand leagues under the sea
      3.9
    • Po přečtení závěti Williama J. Hypperbonea, výstředního milionáře, kterou v sále Auditoria přednese notář Tornbrock, se rozběhne nevídaná hra o výstředníkovo dědictví, které má připadnout tomu účastníku z vylosované »šestice« obyvatel Chicaga, který dosáhne cíle jako první.Tato»husí« hra, jejíž směry vedou napříč celými Spojenými státy, rozpřede podivuhodné soupeření, ve kterém je směr cesty určován vrhy kostek za vlastního přispění notáře Tornbrocka.Vše se ovšem zkomplikuje, když do hry zasáhne »sedmý« účastník…Kniha je vydána za kompletního ilustračního doprovodu původních černobílých a barevných rytin, v kartonovém pouzdru, s černobílým přebalem, raženou plátěnou šitou vazbou a se zlatou ořízkou knižního bloku.Součástí knihy je mapa »Ušlechtilé hry Spojených států«, která je do knižního bloku ručně vlepována a je reprodukována po více než 100. letech od 1. vydání.

      Závěť výstředníkova I.-II. díl
      4.0