This adventure follows the meticulous Englishman Phileas Fogg, who makes a hefty wager that he can circumnavigate the globe in precisely eighty days.
Accompanied by his resourceful French valet, Passepartout, Fogg embarks on a frantic race against time, utilizing various modes of transport and overcoming numerous obstacles across continents, all while being pursued by a determined detective who suspects him of bank robbery.
Eccentric Professor Otto Lidenbrock discovers a coded manuscript revealing a path to the Earth's core via an extinct Icelandic volcano.
Along with his reluctant nephew Axel and their stoic guide Hans, he embarks on a perilous subterranean expedition, encountering prehistoric creatures, vast underground seas, and geological wonders far beneath the surface.
During the American Civil War, five Union prisoners escape in a balloon, only to be swept away and crash-land on an uncharted Pacific island.
Led by the brilliant engineer Cyrus Smith, the castaways must rely on their wits, scientific knowledge, and sheer determination to survive, build a life, and unravel the secrets of their seemingly deserted island, which occasionally reveals hints of a hidden presence.
A comet collides glancingly with Earth, shearing off a fragment of the Mediterranean coastline, including parts of Algeria and Gibraltar, along with its inhabitants.
French Captain Hector Servadac and a diverse group of survivors find themselves adrift in space aboard this chunk of Earth, now a satellite of the comet Gallia, facing the challenges of survival and exploring the solar system on their unexpected celestial voyage.
Set against the backdrop of a Tartar rebellion in Siberia, this novel follows the titular courier, Michael Strogoff, tasked by the Tsar to deliver a crucial warning to Irkutsk.
Facing treacherous landscapes, enemy forces led by the traitor Ivan Ogareff, and numerous tests of his loyalty and endurance, Strogoff must travel incognito across the vast, war-torn Russian expanse, aided by the young Nadia Fedor.
Following the end of the American Civil War, the members of the Baltimore Gun Club, experts in ballistics and artillery, decide to undertake an ambitious project: building a colossal cannon capable of firing a projectile all the way to the Moon.
The novel details the immense engineering challenges, fundraising efforts, and scientific calculations involved in this audacious attempt at space travel.
A mysterious and brilliant inventor, Robur, challenges the members of a Philadelphia aeronautics club who believe lighter-than-air balloons are superior.
He demonstrates the power of his revolutionary heavier-than-air flying machine, the "Albatross," by abducting the club's president and secretary and taking them on an involuntary, high-speed tour around the globe, showcasing his machine's capabilities.
Two Frenchmen, Jacques Lavaret and Jonathan Flowerdew, embark on a leisurely journey through Scotland and England.
This lesser-known early work by Verne focuses more on travelogue descriptions, cultural observations, and humorous encounters than on high-stakes adventure, offering a charming picture of Britain through the eyes of French visitors.
This harrowing tale is presented as the diary of a passenger aboard the British ship "Chancellor," sailing from Charleston to Liverpool.
When a fire breaks out in the cargo hold containing cotton, the journey transforms into a desperate struggle for survival against the flames, dwindling supplies, storms, sharks, and the deteriorating sanity of the crew and passengers adrift on the Atlantic.
Set in British India, this novel follows Colonel Munro, who seeks vengeance against Nana Sahib, a leader of the Sepoy Rebellion responsible for his wife's death.
Accompanied by friends, Munro travels across India in a remarkable invention: a steam-powered, wheeled mechanical elephant pulling two comfortable carriages, blending a quest for revenge with a scenic and technological journey.
Written early in Verne's career but unpublished until 1994, this dystopian novel presents a surprisingly bleak vision of Paris in the 1960s.
It follows a young poet, Michel Dufrénoy, who struggles to find meaning and value in a technologically advanced but culturally impoverished society obsessed with business, finance, and automation, where arts and literature are neglected.
Engineers propose a radical plan to transform a large portion of the Sahara Desert into an inland sea by channeling water from the Mediterranean.
The story explores the immense engineering feat required, the potential benefits, and the fierce opposition from Tuareg nomads whose traditional way of life and homeland are threatened by the project.
Two Canadian cousins inherit a gold claim near the Klondike River during the gold rush era. Their journey north leads them not to a typical mine, but to a volcano whose eruptions spew molten gold.
They face the challenges of the harsh Arctic environment, rival prospectors, and the sheer danger of extracting wealth from an active volcano.
A brilliant but insane French inventor, Thomas Roch, has created a devastating super-weapon capable of immense destruction.
He is held captive in a high-security asylum, but is abducted by pirates led by the notorious Ker Karraje, who intends to use Roch's invention for nefarious purposes, forcing nations to confront the threat posed by this ultimate weapon.
Often compared to "The Count of Monte Cristo," this novel follows the titular Hungarian nobleman who plots for Hungarian independence from Austro-Hungarian rule. Betrayed by associates, he is imprisoned but stages a daring escape.
Years later, assuming new identities, he returns wealthy and powerful to seek elaborate revenge on those who wronged him and his fellow conspirators.
Young apprentice sailor Dick Sand finds himself unexpectedly in command of the pilgrim whaling ship "Pilgrim" after the captain and crew are killed during a whale hunt.
With only novice sailors and rescued castaways aboard, the inexperienced fifteen-year-old must navigate the vast Pacific, contend with a treacherous cook, and overcome numerous perils on the sea and land.
The determined English Captain John Hatteras leads an expedition aboard the technologically advanced ship "Forward" with the single-minded goal of reaching the North Pole.
The crew faces extreme cold, icebergs, treacherous pack ice, mutiny, and the psychological toll of the Arctic environment in their relentless quest to plant the British flag at the northernmost point of the Earth.
Two scientists inherit a vast fortune. One, the benevolent French Dr. Sarrasin, uses his share to build an idealistic utopian city called France-Ville in Oregon.
The other, the sinister German Professor Schultze, builds Stahlstadt, a massive, fortified industrial city dedicated to manufacturing advanced weaponry, setting the stage for a conflict between contrasting ideologies.
Breton sailor Pierre Antifer seeks a hidden treasure island, guided by cryptic clues left by an Egyptian pasha his father once aided.
His quest takes him across the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, involving deciphering latitudes and longitudes, encountering eccentric characters, and racing against time and rivals to locate the immense fortune.
This short, allegorical tale tells the story of Dr. Trifulgas, a greedy physician in a storm-lashed coastal town who refuses to treat the poor without payment.
One tempestuous night, mysterious calls for help repeatedly draw him out into the raging storm, leading to a chilling and supernatural reckoning for his avarice.
A direct sequel to "From the Earth to the Moon," this novel follows the three adventurers—Impey Barbicane, Captain Nicholl, and Michel Ardan—sealed inside the projectile fired towards the Moon.
It details their journey through space, their observations of the lunar surface as they orbit it, the challenges of survival in their capsule, and their perilous return trip to Earth.
Lord and Lady Glenarvan discover a message in a bottle from the shipwrecked Captain Grant.
Containing only partial coordinates, the message prompts them, along with Captain Grant's children, Mary and Robert, and the eccentric geographer Jacques Paganel, to embark on a global search along the 37th parallel south, leading them through South America, Australia, and New Zealand.
A group of schoolboys aged eight to fourteen, sailing from New Zealand, find their schooner adrift at sea after the crew abandons ship during a storm.
They eventually wreck on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, where they must organize themselves, overcome internal conflicts, and utilize their limited knowledge and resources to survive for two years.
American scholar Jeorling becomes intrigued by the fate of the lost ship "Jane" and its crew, particularly Arthur Gordon Pym, whose narrative (from Edgar Allan Poe's novel) described terrifying Antarctic experiences.
Jeorling joins an expedition aboard the "Halbrane" heading south, seeking answers and encountering strange phenomena in the icy wilderness that echo Pym's tale.
Wealthy young Godfrey Morgan wishes to experience adventure before settling down. His rich uncle arranges for him to be "shipwrecked" on a deserted island with his deportment tutor, Professor T. Artelett.
They must learn to survive, unaware that the entire setup is an elaborate simulation orchestrated by the uncle on a privately owned island off California.
A quartet of French musicians is hired to perform for an unknown client.
They are transported to a remarkable creation: Standard Island, a massive, technologically advanced artificial island propelled by screws, housing a city populated by millionaires, cruising the Pacific Ocean.
The musicians experience life aboard this marvel but witness the growing rivalries threatening its existence.
Following their lunar expedition attempt, the Baltimore Gun Club members propose an even more audacious scheme: altering the Earth's axial tilt by firing a massive cannon shell from Mount Kilimanjaro.
Their goal is to melt the Arctic ice cap, making its coal deposits accessible, heedless of the catastrophic global consequences such an action would entail.
Dr. Samuel Fergusson, accompanied by his loyal servant Joe and his friend, hunter Dick Kennedy, attempts to cross the continent of Africa in a hydrogen balloon of his own innovative design.
Their journey from Zanzibar to Senegal is filled with encounters with diverse tribes, wild animals, and perilous landscapes, showcasing the wonders and dangers of unexplored Africa.
Set in Hungary, the story follows Henry Vidal, who travels to the town of Ragz to attend his brother Marc's wedding.
He discovers the engagement is threatened by the sinister Wilhelm Storitz, son of a famous alchemist, who possesses the secret of invisibility and uses it to disrupt the wedding preparations and terrorize the family.
Set in Florida during the American Civil War, this novel depicts the bitter conflict between Unionists and Confederates. Texar, a ruthless plantation owner and Confederate sympathizer, clashes fiercely with James Burbank, a Unionist landowner.
The story revolves around Texar's mysterious ability to be seemingly in two places at once, fueling the local strife.
A series of baffling events occur across the eastern United States involving a mysterious, incredibly fast vehicle capable of operating as a car on land, a speedboat on water, and a submarine beneath it.
Federal Inspector John Strock is tasked with investigating these occurrences and identifying the enigmatic inventor controlling this powerful machine, who calls himself the "Master of the World." (Features Robur from "Robur the Conqueror").
Kin-Fo, a wealthy young Chinese man bored with life, takes out a large life insurance policy and arranges for his friend Wang and the philosopher Lao-Shen to ensure his death before the policy expires.
When news arrives that reverses his fortunes and makes him want to live, Kin-Fo must embark on a frantic journey across China to cancel the assassination contract, pursued by Wang and various dangers.
An eccentric millionaire, William J. Hypperbone of Chicago, dies and leaves his vast fortune to the winner of a monumental game.
Seven randomly selected residents of Chicago must play a real-life "Game of Goose" across the entire United States, traveling to specific locations determined by dice rolls, with the first to reach the final square inheriting the millions.
A group of underprivileged students from London wins travel scholarships funded by a wealthy benefactor, allowing them to embark on an educational voyage to the Antilles.
Overseen by the formidable director of their school, the journey becomes an adventure filled with discoveries, challenges, and unexpected events as they sail across the Atlantic.
Lieutenant Jasper Hobson and his team from the Hudson's Bay Company establish Fort Hope, a new trading post on the Arctic coast north of Great Slave Lake.
Unbeknownst to them, they have built their fort on a section of ice destined to break away and become a drifting island, forcing them to survive the harsh Arctic conditions while floating helplessly at sea.
A former miner, James Starr, is drawn back to an old Scottish coal mine, believed to be exhausted, by a mysterious message suggesting new coal veins exist.
He explores the subterranean depths, discovering not only coal but also a hidden community living deep underground, including a young girl, Nell, who has known no other world.
Two cousins, Jean Taconnat and Marcel Lornans, travel from France to Algeria hoping to be legally adopted by the wealthy and jovial Clovis Dardentor to secure an inheritance.
According to French law, adoption requires the potential adoptee to have saved the adopter's life, leading the cousins into a series of comical and contrived attempts to put Dardentor in danger so they can rescue him.
A large, golden meteor is discovered hurtling towards Earth, attracting the attention of two rival amateur astronomers in a small French town.
As the world anticipates the impact and the potential wealth contained within the celestial body, a mysterious inventor intervenes with technology capable of influencing the meteor's trajectory, leading to international competition and intrigue.
A journalist for the "Twentieth Century" newspaper, Claudius Bombarnac, is assigned to cover the journey of the Grand Transasiatic Railway from Tiflis to Peking.
His entertaining account details the diverse and eccentric passengers he encounters, the various incidents and adventures along the route, and his attempts to uncover a hidden story involving a stowaway and a mysterious crate.
Set in French Canada (Lower Canada) in the 1830s, this novel follows the family of a man who betrayed the Patriote cause during the Lower Canada Rebellion.
His descendants live under the shadow of this treason, striving to restore their family's honor through acts of patriotism and bravery during renewed struggles against British rule.
Young Scottish woman Helena Campbell declares she will not marry until she has witnessed the legendary optical phenomenon known as the green ray, said to appear at sunset under specific atmospheric conditions.
Her uncles accompany her on a quest through the Hebrides Islands, encountering romantic suitors and comical scientific observers, all hoping to glimpse the elusive flash of green light.
This novel offers a fictionalized account of Verne's own transatlantic journey aboard the massive steamship "Great Eastern."
The narrator describes the ship itself as a veritable floating city, detailing its operations, the diverse passengers, onboard romances and dramas, and a fierce storm encountered during the voyage from Liverpool to New York.
In the mysterious Carpathian Mountains of Transylvania, a derelict castle, long believed abandoned, begins showing strange signs of life – lights, smoke, and eerie sounds.
Count Franz de Telek, whose fiancée mysteriously died near the castle years before, investigates, encountering seemingly supernatural phenomena orchestrated by the castle's reclusive and technologically adept owner.
A French parliamentary mission travels to the French Sudan (part of modern-day Mali) to assess the region's suitability for settlement and governance.
They discover a technologically advanced, walled city called Blackland, ruled by the tyrannical Harry Killer, hidden deep within the loop of the Niger River, leading to confrontation and adventure. (Completed posthumously by Michel Verne).
The Cascabel family, French circus performers stranded in California, decide to travel back to France not by sea, but overland across North America, through Alaska, across the Bering Strait (hoping it freezes), and across Siberia and Russia.
Their epic journey in a horse-drawn caravan, the "Belle Roulotte," is filled with adventures, dangers, and encounters with diverse cultures.
This shorter work retells the famous historical event of the mutiny aboard HMS Bounty in 1789.
Verne focuses on the causes of the mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against the tyrannical Captain Bligh, Bligh's incredible open-boat voyage after being cast adrift, and the subsequent fate of the mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island.
Joam Garral, a respected Peruvian rancher, must travel down the Amazon River to Belem, Brazil, to attend his daughter's wedding.
However, he harbors a dark secret from his past, and a mysterious blackmailer threatens to expose him unless his demands are met during the long raft journey, turning the trip into a suspenseful ordeal.
Wealthy and exceedingly stubborn Turkish tobacco merchant Kéraban refuses to pay a minuscule toll to cross the Bosphorus Strait by boat from Istanbul's European side to the Asian side.
Instead, he embarks on an arduous, weeks-long journey around the entire Black Sea with his reluctant nephew Ahmet and Dutch friend Van Mitten, simply to avoid the fee on principle.
Set during the Greek War of Independence in the 1820s, the novel follows French naval officer Henry d'Albaret, who aids the Greek cause against the Ottoman Empire.
His efforts are complicated by his love for Hadjine, daughter of a wealthy banker, and the ruthless actions of pirates, particularly the notorious Sacratif, who terrorize the Aegean Sea.
Three English and three Russian astronomers embark on a joint scientific expedition to South Africa to measure an arc of the meridian accurately.
Despite their initial cooperation, the outbreak of the Crimean War between their home countries creates political tension and rivalry within the group as they continue their precise geodetic work in the Kalahari Desert.
A sequel to "The Swiss Family Robinson" (which Verne admired but found scientifically lacking), this novel follows the characters from the original story years later.
It aims to provide a more plausible and scientifically grounded continuation of their adventures, eventually facilitating their rescue and return to civilization. (Heavily revised by Michel Verne).
In the quiet, lethargic Flemish town of Quiquendone, the mysterious Dr. Ox and his assistant Ygène set up an experimental gas lighting system.
Unbeknownst to the placid inhabitants, the gas they are using is pure oxygen, which drastically accelerates the townspeople's metabolisms, leading to frenetic activity, heightened emotions, and escalating conflicts in the once-peaceful community.
After her husband, Captain John Branican, is lost at sea near Australia, the wealthy Mrs. Branican suffers a mental breakdown.
Years later, upon recovering, she becomes convinced he is still alive and finances a major expedition to search for him among the islands and indigenous tribes of Oceania, facing numerous challenges and discoveries along the way.
This short story is set at the British fortress colony of Gibraltar.
A Spanish man, Gil Braltar, disguises himself as one of the Barbary apes living on the Rock of Gibraltar as part of a plan to help Spanish forces capture the seemingly impregnable fortress from the British garrison.
Serge Ladko, a renowned Danube fisherman, wins a fishing competition. However, his peaceful life is disrupted when he becomes entangled in a web of political intrigue involving Balkan nationalism and espionage along the course of the great river.
He must navigate both the treacherous waters and dangerous human plots. (Heavily revised by Michel Verne).
During the Franco-Prussian War of 1792, a group of French characters find themselves in Prussia.
The story follows their perilous and adventure-filled journey as they attempt to make their way back across enemy territory to the safety of France, facing danger and displaying patriotism along the way.
Set in the Russian province of Livonia (modern-day Latvia and Estonia), the story revolves around Professor Dimitri Nicolef, who is wrongly accused of murdering a bank courier carrying a large sum of money.
His children work desperately to clear his name, navigating political tensions between Germans and Slavs, uncovering clues, and facing the real culprits in a tale of injustice and suspense.
Young Jeanne travels from France to Venezuela seeking her father, Colonel de Kermor, who disappeared years earlier exploring the upper reaches of the Orinoco River.
Accompanied by her protector Sergeant Martial and two rival explorers, she embarks on a long journey up the vast and mysterious river, hoping to find him alive and unravel the secrets of the region.
A poor Norwegian fisherman's daughter, Hulda Hansen, receives a lottery ticket from her fiancé, Ole Kamp, just before he is lost at sea. The ticket turns out to be the winning one, but it was lost with Ole.
The story follows the efforts of Hulda and her helper, Sylvius Hogg, to prove their claim to the prize and potentially find news of Ole along the coast of Telemark.
Two explorers, Frenchman Jean La Cour and American John Cort, venture deep into the Ubangi region of Central Africa.
They discover an extraordinary sight: a community of primates living in a complex village built high in the canopy of giant trees, exhibiting unusual intelligence and social structure, leading the explorers to ponder the boundaries between animal and human.
Naturalists aboard the French naval vessel "Levrier" are tasked with investigating reports of a monstrous sea serpent terrorizing the North Atlantic.
Their pursuit takes them through various waters as they sift through evidence, eyewitness accounts, and hoaxes, searching for the truth behind the legendary creature. (Heavily revised by Michel Verne).
In the South Pacific, two Dutch brothers, Karl and Pieter Kip, are rescued from being stranded on an island. Aboard the rescue ship, a murder occurs, and circumstantial evidence points towards the Kips.
The novel follows their trial, imprisonment on a penal colony, and the determined efforts of others to prove their innocence and uncover the real killer.