Journey to the center of the

earth
 Description
It is a novel by
Julio Verne
Published on
November
25,1864

Genre:
Adventures
 Biography
•
Julio Verne (France,
February 8, 1828-Amiens,
March 24, 1905), was a
famous French writer,
poet and playwright for
his adventure novels and
for his profound influence
on the literary genre of
science fiction.
 Main characters
• -The young Axel
• -The Professor Lidenbrock
• -The guide Hans.
 Place
•
Iceland. After a long trip,
they will reach
Reykjavik, a city near
the volcano through,
they will have to enter to
reach the earth's heart
 Synopsis
•
Hans builds a raft,
and thus embarks
and begins a
journey in order to
reach new exits.
During the
crossing they will
fish for extinct fish
 Synopsis
•
They move away from
the seashore. They
reach a forest with
palm trees, pines, and
ferns. Under these
trees they see giant
mastodons.
 Synopsis

Axel and his uncle

return at home in a
balloon, the professor
Lidenbrock and Axel
become famous men,
and Hans returns to
his homeland
Why do we choose the
book?

•
The book is quite entertaining,
has really interesting passages,
exciting moments.
 Personal opinion
All the information given is transmitted
organically and not in a forced way and all at
once; given only to give a touch of realism to
fantasy, Verne's way of narrating was very light
and entertaining