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by Jules Verne · 1828–1905

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne is an adventure novel written in 1864. When a German professor deciphers a cryptic runic message from a 16th-century alchemist, he discovers instructions for reaching the Earth's center through an Icelandic volcano. Together with his reluctant nephew and an unflappable guide, he embarks on an extraordinary underground expedition that challenges scientific theories of the time. This pioneering work blends geological knowledge, paleontology, and daring speculation into a subterranean journey of discovery.

Read time
304 min
Words
66,912
Chapters
35
Paragraphs
2,327
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  • Adventure stories
  • Earth (Planet) -- Core -- Fiction
  • Science fiction
  • Voyages, Imaginary -- Fiction
Journey to the Center of the EarthVIII

C'était encore trois heures de voyage avant d'atteindre la capitale du Danemark.

It was still three hours' journey before reaching the capital of Denmark.

Mon oncle n'avait pas fermé l'oeil de la nuit.

Mon uncle had not closed his eyes all night.

Dans son impatience, je crois qu'il poussait le wagon avec ses pieds.

In his impatience, I believe he was pushing the carriage with his feet.

Enfin il aperçut une échappée de mer.

Enfin he caught a glimpse of the sea.

«Le Sund!»

"The Sound!"

s'écria-t-il.

he exclaimed.

Il y avait sur notre gauche une vaste construction qui ressemblait à un hôpital.

To our left was a large building that looked like a hospital.

«C'est une maison de fous, dit un de nos compagnons de voyage.

"It's a madhouse," said one of our fellow travelers.

—Bon, pensai-je, voilà un établissement nous devrions finir nos jours!

"Well," I thought, "here's an establishment where we should end our days!

Et, si grand qu'il fût, cet hôpital serait encore trop petit pour contenir toute la folie du professeur Lidenbrock!»

And, however large it might be, this hospital would still be too small to contain all the madness of Professor Lidenbrock!"

Enfin, à dix heures du matin, nous prenions pied à Copenhague; les bagages furent chargés sur une voiture et conduits avec nous à l'hôtel du Phoenix dans Bred-Gade.

Finally, at ten o'clock in the morning, we landed in Copenhagen; the luggage was loaded onto a carriage and driven with us to the Hotel du Phoenix in Bred-Gade.

Ce fut l'affaire d'une demi-heure, car la gare est située en dehors de la ville.

It was a half-hour affair, as the station is located outside the city.

Puis mon oncle, faisant une toilette sommaire, m'entraîna à sa suite.

Then my uncle, after a quick wash, dragged me along.

Le portier de l'hôtel parlait l'allemand et l'anglais; mais le professeur, en sa qualité de polyglotte, l'interrogea en bon danois, et ce fut en bon danois que ce personnage lui indiqua la situation du Muséum des Antiquités du Nord.

The hotel porter spoke German and English; but the professor, in his capacity as a polyglot, questioned him in good Danish, and it was in good Danish that this personage indicated to him the location of the Museum of Northern Antiquities

Le directeur de ce curieux établissement, sont entassées des merveilles qui permettraient de reconstruire l'histoire du pays avec ses vieilles armes de pierre, ses hanaps et ses bijoux, était un savant, l'ami du consul de Hambourg,

The director of this curious establishment, where wonders are piled up that would allow the reconstruction of the country's history with its old stone weapons, its tankards and its jewels, was a scholar, a friend of the Hamburg consul,

M. le professeur Thomson.

Professor Thomson.

Chapters

  1. 1VOYAGE AU CENTRE DE LA TERRE
  2. 2III
  3. 3VII
  4. 4VIIIExcerpt
  5. 5XII
  6. 6XIII
  7. 7XIV
  8. 8XVI
  9. 9XVII
  10. 10XVIII
  11. 11XIX
  12. 12XXI
  13. 13XXII
  14. 14XXIII
  15. 15XXIV
  16. 16XXV
  17. 17XXVI
  18. 18XXVII
  19. 19XXVIII
  20. 20XXIX
  21. 21XXX
  22. 22XXXI
  23. 23XXXII
  24. 24XXXIII
  25. 25XXXIV
  26. 26XXXV
  27. 27XXXVI
  28. 28XXXVII
  29. 29XXXVIII
  30. 30XXXIX
  31. 31XLI
  32. 32XLII
  33. 33XLIII
  34. 34XLIV
  35. 35XLV

Book details

Original language
French
Translation
English
Source text
Project Gutenberg #4791
Licence
Public domain worldwide

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