Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1881. It has also been published as The Giant Raft. It is an adventure novel, involving how Joam Garral, a ranch owner living near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel downstream when his past catches up with him. Most of the novel is situated on a large jangada (a Brazilian timber raft) that is used by Garral and his family to float to Belém, at the river's mouth. Many aspects of the raft, scenery, and journey are described in detail.
 

The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island is a novel by Jules Verne published in 1874. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne’s famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaways, although its themes are vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne’s publisher and wholly reconceived before publication, was titled Shipwrecked Family: Marooned With Uncle Robinson, seen as indicating the influence on the novel of Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson. 

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869-June 1870 in Pierre-Jules Hetzel’s periodical, The Magasin d'Éducation et de Récréation. The deluxe illustrated edition, published by Hetzel in November 1871, included one hundred eleven illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne’s greatest works, along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth. The description of Nemo’s ship, called the Nautilus, was considered ahead of its time, as it accurately describes features on submarines, which at the time were very primitive vessels. Thus, the book has been able to age well because of its scientific theories, unlike some of Verne’s other works, like Journey to the Center of the Earth, which are not scientifically accurate and serve more simply as adventure novels.

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth (also translated under the title A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the center of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.

    The genre of subterranean fiction already existed long before Verne; however, the book considerably added to its popularity and influenced later such writings. For example, Edgar Rice Burroughs explicitly acknowledged Verne’s influence on his own Pellucidar series.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne published in 1873. In the story Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet, Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in eighty days on a £20,000 wager (equal to about £2 million in 2016) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne’s most acclaimed works.