{"product_id":"journey-to-the-moon-9780198941781","title":"Journey to the Moon","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e'How many things dismissed out of hand yesterday turn out to be true tomorrow?'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in the first half of the career of Jules Verne, the twin volumes of \u003cem\u003eFrom the Earth to the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Around the Moon \u003c\/em\u003etell the daring story of the\u003cem\u003e Journey to the Moon \u003c\/em\u003eaboard an American projectile blown into the skies by gunpowder. A powerfully innovative tale, it introduces such paradigm revolutions as escape velocity, weightlessness, \"slingshot trajectories,\" and ocean splashdowns. Through its inimitable blend of science, humour, and verbal brilliance, it has fired generations of writers and astronauts into the space age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition, translated, annotated, and presented by David Coward and William Butcher, is the only one to appear as the author wished. It contains a wealth of discoveries, including Verne's sources and ideological and stylistic disagreements with his publisher. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJules Verne \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Coward writes widely on the history, literature, and culture of France. A regular contributor to the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and national newspapers, he won the Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Translation in 1996. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA History of French Literature\u003c\/em\u003e (2002), and for Oxford World's Classics has translated and edited works by Dumas, Diderot, Sade, and Beaumarchais. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Butcher has taught languages and mathematics, notably at the Ecole Nationale d'Administration and the University of Hong Kong. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eJules Verne inédit: Les manuscrits déchiffrés\u003c\/em\u003e (The Unexpurgated Jules Verne, 2015) and \u003cem\u003eJules Verne: The Biography\u003c\/em\u003e (2006 and 2020). He has published many translations and editions, including \u003cem\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJourney to the Centre of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas\u003c\/em\u003e for Oxford World's Classics.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705098469650,"sku":"9780198941781","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6b7abe6-bdcd-4768-bce1-5c9f357a25f0.jpg?v=1762340324","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/journey-to-the-moon-9780198941781","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}