“We are not proposing to conquer the island, but to defend ourselves.” — Jules Verne, The Mysterious Island Part I: Dropped from the Clouds During the American Civil […]
French literature
Around the World in Eighty Days
“The world is big enough for all of us. No need to be in such a hurry.” — Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 1–5: […]
French literature
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
“The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, […]
French literature
Journey to the Center of the Earth
“Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.” Chapter […]