S05 E07: Journey to the Center of the Earth

17 Apr

Written By Coranda Bureau

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne book cover

Episode Timepoints:

00:00 - Intro

00:20 - Life Updates

01:30 - Spoiler Warning

01:50 - Introduction to the Author

08:25 - The Blurb

09:10 - Our Discussion of the Book

01:17:10 - The Book We Will Be Discussing Next Time

01:18:25 - Outro

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First published in 1864, The Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne is a sci-fi adventure novel about a geology professor and his nephew, who set off across Iceland to find a route to the Earth's core. Join us for our discussion of this classic and hear our thoughts on the difference between a mile and a Danish mile, the loyalty of Hans and the feasibility of surviving a volcanic eruption.

Other Books Mentioned:

⁠⁠Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea⁠⁠ by Jules Verne

⁠⁠Around the World in Eighty Days⁠⁠ by Jules Verne

⁠⁠From the Earth to the Moon⁠⁠ by Jules Verne

⁠⁠The Count of Monte Christo⁠⁠ by Alexandre Dumas

⁠⁠The Left Hand of Darkness⁠⁠ by Ursula K. Le Guin

⁠⁠On the Origin of Species⁠⁠ by Charles Darwin

⁠⁠The Secret Garden⁠⁠ by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Links:

⁠⁠Jules Verne⁠⁠ on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Goodreads

Lucia on Goodreads