{"product_id":"a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-9780451532152","title":"A Journey to the Center of the Earth","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the discovery of a strange parchment in an old bookseller's shop to the fantastic descent through a dormant volcano into a subterranean world of danger and beauty, \u003ci\u003eA Journey to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is as wonderfully entertaining today as when it was first published. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of Jules Verne's finest novels, its unique combination of \"hard\" science and vivid imagination helped establish this brilliant Frenchman as the father of modern science fiction. A high-tension odyssey, it depicts three men who venture into an unknown, fearsome underworld to discover what lies at the mysterious center of the earth--while risking their chances of ever returning to the surface alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e With an Introduction by Bear Grylls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eand an Afterword by Leonard Nimoy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/b\u003e, born at Nantes, France, in 1828, of legal and seafaring stock, was the author of innumerable adventure stories that combined a vivid imagination with a gift for popularizing science. Although he studied law at Paris, he devoted his life entirely to writing. His most popular stories, besides \u003ci\u003e20,000 Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1870), include: \u003ci\u003eFive Weeks in a Balloon\u003c\/i\u003e (1863), \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (1864), \u003ci\u003eA Trip to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (1865), \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e (1872), and \u003ci\u003eMichael Strogoff\u003c\/i\u003e (1876). In addition, he was the author of a number of successful plays, as well as a popular history of exploration from Phoenician times to the mid-nineteenth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (1878-80). After a long and active career in literature, Jules Verne died at Amiens, France, in 1905.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626544566546,"sku":"9780451532152","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_103e0b3c-cc4a-4b20-834a-c6984ff47924.jpg?v=1761735891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-9780451532152","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}