Travel to the center of the Earth

Jules Verne is one of the main founders of science fiction, his novels, despite the rapid technological progress, continue to read millions of readers today. The secret of the writer is that starting from his first works, he combined historical excursions and techniques of popular science literature with dramatic adventures and the creation of vivid literary images. Jules Verne was well able to harmoniously combine fiction with scientific data. Published in 1864, the novel "Journey to the Center of the Earth" perfectly demonstrates this, because it is based on the hypothesis of a hollow land, which in the XIX century. She continued to excite the minds and scientists and ordinary inhabitants. It is curious that the writer was a member of the French Geographical Society and was vividly interested in geology issues. However, the novel captures the attention of readers not only by the scientific disputes of his heroes. Ancient encrypted manuscripts, huge prehistoric lizards, deadly situations - these are constituting the success of this exciting book. Eduard Riu (1833-1900) is a French artist who became famous not only as a talented caricaturist, but also as a prolific illustrator. For various books and magazines in the second half of the XIX century. He completed more than a thousand drawings, having received the Order of the Legion of Honor for his work. His illustrations for the works of Jules Verne and Alexander Dumas are especially noted.
One of the most famous works by Jules Verne - "Journey to the Center of the Earth" - was based on the hypothesis of a hollow land, which in the XIX century. She continued to excite the minds of scientists. However, the novel captures the attention of readers not only by the scientific disputes of his heroes. Ancient encrypted manuscripts, huge prehistoric lizards, deadly situations - these are constituting the success of this exciting book. Illustrations for her in this edition were made by the famous French artist Eduard Riu, who received the order of the Legion of Honor for his many works