Journey to the Centre of the Earth has been consistently praised for its style & its vision of the world. It explores the prehistory of the globe but can also be read as a psychological quest for the journey itself is as important as arrival or discovery. Professor Lidenbrock & his nephew Axel travel across Iceland & then down through an extinct crater towards a sunless sea where they enter a living past & are confronted with the origins of man. A classic of nineteenth-century French literature the novels distinctive combination of realism & Romanticism has marked figures as diverse as Sartre & Tournier Mark Twain & Conan Doyle. This new translation of the complete text is faithful to the lyricism verve & humour of the original. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

Graffex is a new series of illustrated literariy classics retold for young readers. Journey to the Centre of the Earth" is the exciting story of Professor Otto Lidenbrock who after discovering an ancient parchment describing a route to the centre of the earth embarks upon the perilous journey with his nephew Axel & their dependable guide Hans. It geatures some vibrant full-colour artwork & speech bubbles that bring fresh animation to this classic tale & enhance the retelling. A running glossary at the foot of each page helps young readers with any challenging vocabulary without disrupting their reading experience. Endmatter provides information about the author the historical background to the period in which the author lived & a timeline of world events that places the work in historical context. It fits into Key Stage 2 English & supports Key Stage 3 English. It helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14." ...

An ancient book is opened by the eccentric Professor Lidenbrock & his life
- & the life of his nephew Axel
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Told in the first person the novel is based on the author's own experiences during the First World War in French colonial Africa in the USA
- where he worked for a while at the Ford factory in Detroit
- & later as a young doctor in a working-class suburb in Paris. Celine's disgust with human folly malice greed & the chaotic state in which man has left society lies behind the bitterness that distinguishes his idiosyncratic colloquial & visionary writing & gives it its force.

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Its Christmas Eve in Dinosaur Cove & Tom & Jamie are hoping for snow. Theres just time to go & visit their dinosaur friend Wanna in their secret world of real dinosaurs & wish him a merry Christmas. But when they emerge from the cave the Jurassic jungle has disappeared & theres snow everywhere! & whats that in the distance? Its a herd of woolly mammoths
- the boys are in the Ice Age! Jamie Tom & Wanna set off on a snowy adventure with blizzards avalanches a sabre-tooth cat & a young woolly mammoth that needs their help to get back to its herd. As they search for the lost herd the boys come across another unexpected discovery
- something so amazing they can hardly believe it. This double-length story is something that readers can really get their teeth into & is non-stop adventure from the first page to the last.

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It is 1910 & Maia tragically orphaned at 13 has been sent from England to start a new life with distant relatives in Manaus hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She is accompanied by an eccentric & mysterious governess who has secret reasons of her own for making the journey. Both soon discover an exotic world bursting with new experiences in this highly colourful joyous & award-winning adventure. ...

Monkey & his fellow disciples Piggy & Sandy have to protect Xuanzang from monsters & demons who think they can live forever just by taking a bite out of the monk. Can Xuanzang & his loyal disciples reach India safely & find what they are looking for? Do they have enough confidence & courage to conquer the demons both those lurking around them & those within their own hearts? Full of humour & adventure Journey to the West is a story of self-discovery & the pursuit of excellence. Written by Chinese scholar Wu Chengen more than four hundred years ago it reflects everyones pilgrimage towards truth peace & beauty. ...

Chinas most popular traditional novel Journey to the West" is the thrilling story of the Monkey King & his epic quest with his trusted companions to redeem himself. They face fantastic foes demons & monsters during their amazing adventures traveling to the Western paradise. No matter what obstacle was put before him the clever wily Monkey King always got what he wanted
- unimaginable strength eternal life even his own position in the Celestial Realm with the gods. More than anything else though the Monkey King loved mischief & rule-breaking & was sure he was the most powerful creature in the world. But after defeat & punishment for his tricks the Monkey King found himself wanting some things he never expected: to be disciplined & good enough to help the monk Hsuan Zhang on his mission to bring Buddhist Scriptures
- & enlightenment
- to China. Readers of all ages will thrill to Timothy Richards retelling of the Monkey Kings exploits- whether in the Dragon Kings underwater castle the Halls of the Dead or the palace of Buddha himself
- & find themselves captivated as the Monkey King joins Hsuan Zhang & their companions the Dragon Horse the Monk Sand & the equally mischievous Pig on the dangerous trek West. Despite the tales ancient origins " Journey to the West" proves as fresh & engaging an adventure as anything written today."



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Well endorsed The Journey Within" states on the back cover Your past-life memories are closer to you than you may realise & many exciting discoveries are being made in the search for these timeless memories. One exciting discovery is coming from a unique form of hypnosis regression which is proving to be an excellent tool for uncovering past-life memories. This is the story of research hypnotist Henry Bolduc's twenty-five years of studying & practising hypnosis. We get to share in the unfolding of a fascinating exploration into the human mind. A good portion of the book is devoted to the development of channeling in two individuals who were able to repeat the " Cayce Effect"
- channelling information as the great North American Mystic Edgar Cayce did. These sessions are documented with profound "readings" as Edgar Cayce referred. Included are Channeling guidelines for those new to the concept."
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Hailed by George Bernard Shaw as 'useful [corrective] to the romantic conception of war' R.C. Sherriff's Journey's End" is an unflinching vision of life in the trenches towards the end of the First World War published in " Penguin Classics". Set in the First World War " Journey's End" concerns a group of British officers on the front line & opens in a dugout in the trenches in France. Raleigh a new eighteen-year-old officer fresh out of English public school joins the besieged company of his friend & cricketing hero Stanhope & finds him dramatically changed. Laurence Olivier starred as Stanhope in the first performance of " Journey's End" in 1928; the play was an instant stage success & remains a remarkable anti-war classic. R.C. Sherriff (1896-1975) joined the army shortly after the outbreak of the First World War serving as a captain in the East Surrey regiment. After the war an interest in amateur theatricals led him to try his hand at writing. Following rejection by many theatre managements " Journey's End" was given a single performance by the Incorporated Stage Society in which Lawrence Olivier took the lead role. The play's enormous success enabled Sherriff to become a full-time writer with plays such as " Badger's Green" (1930) " St Helena" (1935) & " The Long Sunset" (1955); though he is also remembered as a screenplay writer for films such as " The Invisible Man" (1933) " Goodbye Mr Chips" (1933) & " The Dam Busters" (1955). If you enjoyed " Journey's End" you might like Robert Graves' " Goodbye to All That" available in " Penguin Modern Classics". " Its unrelenting tension & its regard for human decency in a vast world of human waste are impressive & even now moving". (Clive Barnes)." ...