Book name -Journey to the Center of the Earth
Author- Jules Verne
Genres- novel, science fiction ,adventure fiction
Journey to the center of the earth (Voyage au centre de la Terre) is a classic science fiction novel from the 1870's. The story involves German Prof. Leidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the earth which is triggered by a piece of parchment paper which he recovered from an old book. The paper contained some writings by Arne Saknussemm. He , his nephew Axle and their guide Hans descend the chimney of an extinct volcano near Reykjavik,Iceland. The unbelievable and terrifying journey to find what lies at the center of the earth begins. As they travel for months , narrative of their adventureous journey keeps you engrossed to the book. Their exploraton of undeworld seas, studying vegetation deep down the earth's crust, encountering several harsh situations as well as dreadful creatures, finding their way out of these as well as keeping track of food provisions and continuing their journey - all of these gives you an insight of the imaginary unknown territory that fascinates you. This book is one of the most celebrated novels of Jules Verne and is certainly a good read.