{"product_id":"jules-verne-four-novels-leather","title":"Jules Verne: Four Novels - Leather","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErnest Hilbert\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet cozy with the classics! \u003ci\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/i\u003e collects some of the author's best-known works in a beautiful keepsake volume.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2013 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Silver Finalist in Gift Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegendary science fiction and adventure author Jules Verne is remembered for his fascinating stories of travel and excitement. With countless adaptations available, the titles of his works are familiar. But no joy can compare to reading the originals...and reading them in a deluxe classic edition is even better! This elegant book features four classic Verne novels: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe African exploration of \u003ci\u003eFive Weeks in a Balloon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story of Captain Nemo and his submarine in \u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e, the famous story of an incredible expedition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd the classic \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, which takes readers into our world's geological past.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e With a genuine leather cover, printed endpapers, and a ribbon bookmark, as well as an introduction by an expert on Verne's life and writing, this is an excellent introduction to the work of this well-loved author. Expand your home library--and your imagination--with \u003ci\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench writer Jules Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905) pioneered the science fiction literary genre. He published many plays, essays, short stories, and poems during his lifetime, but is best known for \u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAround the World in 80 Days\u003c\/i\u003e, and A\u003ci\u003e Journey to the Center of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. Today, he is one of the most translated authors in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eErnest Hilbert received his doctorate in English Language and Literature from Oxford University in 2000. He has served as editor for the \u003ci\u003eOxford Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, Random House's magazine \u003ci\u003eBold Type\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eContemporary Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLondon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He is an antiquarian bookseller with the firm Bauman Rare Books, where he has had the pleasure of placing many Charles Dickens first editions of into private and public collections.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 712\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Benjamin Franklin Award (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760399188256,"sku":"9781607103172","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/04dd9d4b8127629b2465d5717800b838.webp?v=1780178957","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jules-verne-four-novels-leather","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}