Journey to the Center of the Earth (Warbler Classics)

<p>The adventure begins when eccentric German Professor Otto Lindenbrock and his nephew Axel decipher a coded note written in runic script by a sixteenth-century Icelandic alchemist. The message sends Lindenbrock and Axel on a journey to Snæfellsjökull Iceland in search of an extinct volcano and a secret crater that they believe leads to the center of the earth. With with their guide Hans Bjelke they make a daring dive into the crater. The three travelers encounter all kinds of dangers and strange phenomena-from an underground world populated with fossils of prehistoric mammals and gigantic mushrooms to primeval fish and giant marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs.<em> Journey to the Center of the Earth </em>is a dazzling display of science fiction adventure writing. Includes a detailed biographical note on the author's life.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>