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  • Invasion of the Sea

    by Jules Verne, Arthur B. Evans ...
    Translated by Edward Baxter ...
    First English edition of a classic Verne novel.Jules Verne, celebrated French author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days, wrote over 60 novels collected in the popular series "Voyages Extraordinaires." A handful of these have never been translated into English, including Invasion of the Sea, written in 1904 when large-scale canal digging was very much a part ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mighty Orinoco

    by Jules Verne, Walter Miller ...
    Translated by Stanford L Luce ...
    First English edition of a classic Verne adventure, with a unique feminist twist.Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Travel Scholarships

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Terri J Hernandez ...
    In this adventure classic, a group of students traveling from London to the Caribbean don't know escaped convicts have hijacked their ship." Travel Scholarships is a found treasure. An unexpected treat that will fascinate many a Verne fan, and those interested in a nautical adventure yarn as well." —Peter Schulman, author of The Sunday of Fiction: The Modern French Eccentric... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Robur the Conqueror

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Alex Kirstukas ...
    First complete English translation of Jules Verne's classic novel of flightAt the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, a mob of zealous balloon enthusiasts plans to conquer the sky in a state-of-the-art dirigible. When a stranger, the mysterious Robur, declares that the future belongs not to balloons but to heavier-than-air flying machines, the Institute scornfully dismisses the idea. But Robur ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Kip Brothers

    by Jules Verne, Jean-Michel Margot ...
    Translated by Stanford L Luce ...
    Series series Early Classics of Science Fiction
    Castaways on a barren island in the South Seas, Karl and Pieter Kip are rescued by the brig James Cook. After helping to quell an onboard mutiny, however, they suddenly find themselves accused and convicted of the captain's murder. In this story, one of his last Voyages Extraordinaires, Verne interweaves an exciting exploration of the South Pacific with a tale of judicial error reminiscent of the ... Read more

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  • Vintage Visions

    Essays on Early Science Fiction

    Edited by Arthur B. Evans ...
    Series series Early Classics of Science Fiction
    Vintage Visions is a seminal collection of scholarly essays on early works of science fiction and its antecedents. From Cyrano de Bergerac in 1657 to Olaf Stapledon in 1937, this anthology focuses on an unusually broad range of authors and works in the genre as it emerged across the globe, including the United States, Russia, Europe, and Latin America. The book includes material that will be of ... Read more

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  • The Begum's Millions

    by Jules Verne, Peter Schulman ...
    Translated by Stanford L Luce ...
    Verne's first cautionary tale about the dangers of science — first modern and corrected English translation.When two European scientists unexpectedly inherit an Indian rajah's fortune, each builds an experimental city of his dreams in the wilds of the American Northwest. France-Ville is a harmonious urban community devoted to health and hygiene, the specialty of its French founder, Dr. François ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mighty Orinoco

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Stanford L. Luce ...
    Series series Early Classics of Science Fiction
    Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure tale: exploration ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Begum's Millions

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Stanford L. Luce ...
    Series series Early Classics of Science Fiction
    When two European scientists unexpectedly inherit an Indian rajah's fortune, each builds an experimental city of his dreams in the wilds of the American Northwest. France-Ville is a harmonious urban community devoted to health and hygiene, the specialty of its French founder, Dr. François Sarrasin. Stahlstadt, or City of Steel, is a fortress-like factory town devoted to the manufacture of high ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Travel Scholarships

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Teri J. Hernández ...
    Series series Early Classics of Science Fiction
    Nine students from London's Antillean School receive travel scholarships to visit their island homelands in the Caribbean. Accompanied by their eccentric Latin professor, they set sail on what they expect to be a thrilling educational voyage. Little do they realize that, prior to their arrival on board, their ship had been hijacked by escaped convicts who murdered its original captain and crew. ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Robur the Conqueror

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Alex Kirstukas ...
    Series series Early Classics of Science Fiction
    At the Weldon Institute in Philadelphia, a mob of zealous balloon enthusiasts plans to conquer the sky in a state-of-the-art dirigible. When a stranger, the mysterious Robur, declares that the future belongs not to balloons but to heavier-than-air flying machines, the Institute scornfully dismisses the idea. But Robur demands vengeance—and has a unique flying machine that will allow him to take it ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Five Weeks in a Balloon

    A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa

    by Jules Verne ...
    Translated by Frederick Paul Walter ...
    Series series Early Classics of Science Fiction
    One of the great "first novels" in world literature is now available in a complete, accurate English translation. Prepared by two of America's leading Verne scholars, Frederick Paul Walter and Arthur B. Evans, this edition honors not only Verne's farseeing science, but also his zest, style, and storytelling brilliance. Initially published in 1863, Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in ... Read more

    $20.19 USD