jules verne

Yes , it an anther edition of Bayors wh greater and even the stature of both. A Who is great companion seems like an interesting idea. Thoughts ? :)

Are there any adaptations of Jules Verne novels such as Around the World in Eighty Days?

What is you favorite Adaptation of his world in those two mediums ?:)

What a quirky little book! The synopsis sounds ridiculous by today's standards; design a 900 foot cannon to shoot a huge ball to the moon using cotton impreganted with some highly flammable substance as 'fuel' (called Pyroxite) And yet the book is laced with good sound science that one would...

"Let no one attempt to seize or stop me. It is, and will be, utterly impossible. Whatever injury anyone attempts against me, I will return a hundredfold.As to the money which is offered me, I despise it! I have no need of it. Moreover, on the day when it pleases me to have millions, or...

First things first I refuse to call it "The Sphinx of the Ice fields" even though that is the original title . I barely even have the strength to call it "An Antarctic Mystery" , because , well , there is no mystery ! To begin with , I think Verne must have realy hated the ending to "Arthur...

Amazing,but check out the Gs generated! PhysOrg Mobile: Space cannon to shoot payloads into orbit (w/ Video)

While I'm not sure the book itself fits into the sff categories, certainly the author is well known for such. At any rate, this appears to be the first English translation of this novel by Jules Verne -- thought some of you might be interested: Lighthouse at the End of the World - University...

Eternal Adam I recently got a book from my library that had Verne's last ever story. "The Eternial Adam" This story seems like it could have been writen Today instead of 1903. Spoilers A Historian from the year 700,000 finds a canister. In which one of the few survivors of...

A few months ago i read Journey to the Center of the Earth. while doing some looking around I found a text that says most tranlations of his works are poor. then they say something about a Giant Sheapard in the book. something that was missing from my version. what can you people reconmend...