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A Journey to the Interior of the Earth
By
Jules Verne
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CONTENTS
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THE PROFESSOR AND HIS FAMILY
A MYSTERY TO BE SOLVED AT ANY PRICE
THE RUNIC WRITING EXERCISES THE PROFESSOR
THE ENEMY TO BE STARVED INTO SUBMISSION
FAMINE, THEN VICTORY, FOLLOWED BY DISMAY
EXCITING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT AN UNPARALLELED EXERCISE
A WOMAN'S COURAGE
SERIOUS PREPARATIONS FOR VERTICAL DESCENT
ICELAND, BUT WHAT NEXT?
INTERESTING CONVERSATIONS WITH ICELANDIC SAVANTS
A GUIDE FOUND TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
A BARREN LAND
HOSPITALITY UNDER THE ARCTIC CIRCLE
BUT ARCTICS CAN BE INHOSPITABLE, TOO
SNÆFFEL AT LAST
BOLDLY DOWN THE CRATER
VERTICAL DESCENT
XVIII THE WONDERS OF TERRESTIAL DEPTHS
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GEOLOGICAL STUDIES IN SITU
THE FIRST SIGNS OF DISTRESS
COMPASSION FUSES THE PROFESSOR'S HEART
TOTAL FAILURE OF WATER
XXIII WATER DISCOVERED
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WELL SAID, OLD MOLE! CANST THOU WORK
IN THE GROUND SO FAST?
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DE PROFUNDIS
THE WORST PERIL OF ALL
XXVII LOST IN THE BOWELS OF THE EARTH
XXVIII THE RESCUE IN THE WHISPERING GALLERY
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XXX
XXXI
THALATTA! THALATTA!
A NEW MARE INTERNUM
PREPARATIONS FOR A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
XXXII WONDERS OF THE DEEP
XXXIII A BATTLE OF MONSTERS
XXXIV THE GREAT GEYSER
XXXV
AN ELECTRIC STORM
XXXVI CALM PHILOSOPHIC DISCUSSIONS
XXXVII THE LIEDENBROCK MUSEUM OF GEOLOGY
XXXVIII THE PROFESSOR IN HIS CHAIR AGAIN
XXXIX FOREST SCENERY ILLUMINATED BY ELECTRICITY
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PREPARATIONS FOR BLASTING A PASSAGE
TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
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THE GREAT EXPLOSION AND THE RUSH DOWN BELOW
HEADLONG SPEED UPWARD THROUGH THE HORRORS OF DARKNESS
XLIII SHOT OUT OF A VOLCANO AT LAST!
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XLV
SUNNY LANDS IN THE BLUE MEDITERRANEAN
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
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A JOURNEY INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE EARTH
CHAPTER I.
THE PROFESSOR AND HIS FAMILY
On the 24th of May, 1863, my uncle, Professor Liedenbrock, rushed
into his little house, No. 19 Königstrasse, one of the oldest streets
in the oldest portion of the city of Hamburg.
Martha must have concluded that she was very much behindhand, for the
dinner had only just been put into the oven.
"Well, now," said I to myself, "if that most impatient of men is
hungry, what a disturbance he will make!"
"M. Liedenbrock so soon!" cried poor Martha in great alarm, half
opening the dining-room door.
"Yes, Martha; but very likely the dinner is not half cooked, for it
is not two yet. Saint Michael's clock has only just struck half-past
one."
"Then why has the master come home so soon?"
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"Perhaps he will tell us that himself."
"Here he is, Monsieur Axel; I will run and hide myself while you
argue with him."
And Martha retreated in safety into her own dominions.
I was left alone. But how was it possible for a man of my undecided
turn of mind to argue successfully with so irascible a person as the
Professor? With this persuasion I was hurrying away to my own little
retreat upstairs, when the street door creaked upon its hinges; heavy
feet made the whole flight of stairs to shake; and the master of the
house, passing rapidly through the dining-room, threw himself in
haste into his own sanctum.
But on his rapid way he had found time to fling his hazel stick into
a corner, his rough broadbrim upon the table, and these few emphatic
words at his nephew:
"Axel, follow me!"
I had scarcely had time to move when the Professor was again shouting
after me:
"What! not come yet?"
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