{"product_id":"9781435141827","title":"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Other Classic Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriting in France in the nineteenth century, \u003cb\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/b\u003e captured his era’s fascination with adventure and exploration in a series of novels he referred to as his \u003ci\u003eVoyages extraordinaires\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003e20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Other Classic Novels\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique compilation of six of Verne’s best-known novels that extrapolate developing technology and scientific inquisitiveness into rousing adventures as exciting and provocative today as when they were first written. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON\u003c\/i\u003e. By means of a hot-air balloon, Dr. Samuel Fergusson and company traverse Africa, a continent whose many marvels have yet to be fully appreciated by western civilization.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eA JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH\u003c\/i\u003e. In a subterranean world accessed through a dormant volcano, explorers find a primeval land where the prehistoric still holds sway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON\u003c\/i\u003e. By means of a giant cannon, members of the Balti-more Gun Club achieve the first manned expedition to the surface of the moon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eROUND THE MOON\u003c\/i\u003e. Having enjoyed their adventure, members of the first manned lunar expedition must now figure out how to return to Earth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA\u003c\/i\u003e. Piloting his submarine, the \u003ci\u003eNautilus\u003c\/i\u003e, Captain Nemo makes extraordinary discoveries of undersea flora and fauna, even as he plots to undermine the land-based civilization that he believes has betrayed him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS\u003c\/i\u003e. When Phileas Fogg accepts the challenge to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days, even he cannot anticipate the exotic adventures his race will initiate.\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fall River Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042392916208,"sku":"9781435141827","price":7.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781435141827_p0.jpg?v=1763757981","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781435141827","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}