LBC : Jules Verne : Seven Novels: (Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Omnibus Edition) (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

Writing in France in the nineteenth century Jules Verne was fascinated by adventure and exploration. Collecting Five Weeks in a Balloon Around the World in Eighty Days A Journey to the Center of the Earth From the Earth to the Moon Round the Moon Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island this omnibus offers a unique compilation of seven of Verne's Voyages stories in which he extrapolated developing technology and invention into marvellous fiction. This volume offers readers a generous introduction to Jules Verne whose books are as alive today as they were for readers new to the ideas expressed in them during his time. This edition of the text is exquisitely bound in bonded-leather with distinctive gilt edging and an attractive silk-ribbon bookmark. Decorative durable and collectable these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for any home library.