Blast off with "From the Earth to the Moon," a visionary science fiction masterpiece from the iconic Jules Verne. This groundbreaking novel spins an extraordinary tale of the daring Baltimore Gun Club, a post-Civil War society of weapons enthusiasts, who devise an audacious plan to catapult a spaceship to the moon. In the era before actual lunar expeditions, Verne astonishingly predicts technological advancements and the thrill of space exploration,...

The Arctic region, bounded by the 84th degree, was put up for sale at public auction, many countries claimed rights to this region but America's bid won, a Mrs Scorbitt had put up the money and along with Mr Barricane and Mr Nichol intended to mine the area for coal, they raised money by public subscription and at a meeting declared they would move the Earths axis so the North Pole would melt, all the Earths seasons would change into one, many were...

Bien que Jules Verne soit surtout connu pour ses romans d'aventure sérieux, il a également écrit des romans humoristiques, dans lesquels des voyages fort périlleux sont entrepris. Un de ceux-ci est « De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes », dans lequel trois personnes veulent propulser un boulet de canon creux vers la lune, dans lequel le Français, Michel Ardan, pourrait se tenir, pouvant ainsi faire le tour de la Lune...