A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
and intelligence, and I began to feel somewhat more comfortable when I reflected that he was t ...
My uncle soon became aware of the kind of man he had to deal with. Instead of a worthy and learned ...
These were questions worth thinking about, and upon them I reflected long and deeply. I could no ...
basaltic rock, which led far away from the sea. We were soon in open country, if we could give ...
earth, from which I was suddenly launched into planetary space, under the form of an eruptive rock! N ...
CHAPTER 12 THE ASCENT OF MOUNT SNEFFELS The huge volcano which was the first stage of our daring experiment is ...
over in thought the whole geological history of Iceland. This extraordinary and curious island must have mad ...
It was at this epoch that the rocks called feldspars, syenites, and porphyries appeared. But as a natural ...
like a brave soldier mounting a bristling battery, to the assault of old Sneffels. As we advanced, the ro ...
went rushing below into the plains, like a series of small avalanches. In certain places the sides of this ...
About seven in the evening of that day, after having clambered up two thousand of these rough ...
extraordinary phenomenon, very common when the wind shakes the glaciers, and sweeps over the arid plains, is ...
CHAPTER 13 THE SHADOW OF SCARTARIS Our supper was eaten with ease and rapidity, after which everybody did th ...
mind when looking down from lofty hilltops, and now I was able to do so without any feeling of nervousne ...
gradual, and we were therefore clearly able to get there without much fatigue or difficulty. Involuntarily, I ...
The bottom of the crater was composed of three separate shafts, through which, during periods of eru ...
In a few moments, however, my thoughts were far away, back in my German home, with Gretchen and t ...
voyage of discovery for another year, when certainly there would be one person fewer in the party. I alrea ...
"Here it is," gasped the Professor in an agony of joy, "here it is—we have found it. Forward, my fri ...
CHAPTER 14 THE REAL JOURNEY COMMENCES Our real journey had now commenced. Hitherto our courage a ...
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