A Journey to the Interior of the Earth


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(4.4 stars; 753 reviews)

Journey to the Interior of the Earth is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre). The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to the “center of the Earth”. They encounter many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy. (Summary from Wikipedia.org) (8 hr 10 min)

Chapters

Chapters 01 to 03 32:10 Read by Vinny Bove
Chapters 04 to 06 33:12 Read by Mark Bradford
Chapter 07 14:09 Read by Hugh McGuire
Chapter 08 15:20 Read by Hugh McGuire
Chapter 09 15:42 Read by Hugh McGuire
Chapter 10 10:00 Read by Kristin LeMoine
Chapter 11 13:10 Read by Kristin LeMoine
Chapter 12 11:14 Read by Kristin LeMoine
Chapter 13 10:14 Read by Mur Lafferty
Chapter 14 10:57 Read by Mur Lafferty
Chapter 15 10:33 Read by Mur Lafferty
Chapter 16 11:15 Read by Vinny Bove
Chapter 17 8:10 Read by Vinny Bove
Chapter 18 9:27 Read by Vinny Bove
Chapter 19 9:25 Read by Paul S. Jenkins
Chapter 20 9:33 Read by Paul S. Jenkins
Chapter 21 8:56 Read by Paul S. Jenkins
Chapter 22 6:39 Read by Paul S. Jenkins
Chapter 23 9:51 Read by Alex Foster
Chapter 24 7:12 Read by Alex Foster
Chapter 25 8:18 Read by Alex Foster
Chapter 26 5:28 Read by Alex Foster
Chapter 27 7:02 Read by Kristen McQuillin
Chapter 28 9:35 Read by Kristen McQuillin
Chapter 29 6:23 Read by Kristen McQuillin
Chapter 30 17:17 Read by Michael Crowl
Chapter 31 9:10 Read by Michael Crowl
Chapter 32 15:29 Read by Michael Crowl
Chapter 33 13:34 Read by Brad Bush
Chapter 34 9:46 Read by Brad Bush
Chapter 35 13:06 Read by Brad Bush
Chapter 36 11:23 Read by Lana Taylor
Chapter 37 9:53 Read by Lana Taylor
Chapter 38 11:57 Read by Lana Taylor
Chapter 39 12:45 Read by Alex Foster
Chapter 40 9:57 Read by Alex Foster
Chapter 41 10:05 Read by Alex Foster
Chapter 42 12:50 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Chapter 43 14:22 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Chapter 44 14:14 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Chapter 45 9:12 Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)

Reviews

Uneven but entertaining.


(4 stars)

Verne often introduces interesting elements (like the giants they see from a distance) then drops them with little development. None-the-less a great adventure story and I see many notes of humor in it that I did not detect when I read this many years ago as a boy. Of the many readers who contributed to this audio edition, I preferred the first one, "the soon-to-be-famous Vinnie Bove" for his theatrical flair for voices and I wish he had recorded the whole book.

Amaze


(5 stars)

I love reading books but I don't always have time to read, this way I can do more than one thing at a time! and amaze book


(4 stars)

Fun book, if Verne's least scientific, though he makes fun of that himself. The changing of readers was a bit uneven, but none were a chore to listen to and a couple were quite excellent!

multiple readers


(4 stars)

all of the readers for this book were excellent, but I found it a bit distracting that there was a different reader for each chapter


(5 stars)

enjoyed the story, all readers spoke clearly, plus this is the original Verne copy and not a translation with added chapters

good book and good readers


(5 stars)

thoroughly enjoyed this book. readers were clear and audible.

wonderful


(5 stars)

one of Verne's greatest hits. and the reading was clear and without error.

it is a good book for a person that cant see


(5 stars)