A Journey to the Centre of the Earth

In Hamburg the fiery Professor Hardwigg deciphers a centuries-old runic parchment left by the alchemist Arne Saknussemm, which claims that the crater of an extinct Icelandic volcano leads down to the very centre of the earth. Dragging along his reluctant nephew Harry and joined by the calm, unshakeable Icelandic guide Hans, he descends into a world of endless tunnels, thirst and darkness, a vast underground sea, battling prehistoric monsters, and a final volcanic ride back to the surface. Jules Verne's classic 1864 adventure,