Journey to the center of the Earth.

[George]

What do you think about this novel? Let's start a discussion.

[EAP]

Very intresting. I have only read a translation, and that too at a young age. Tell, me do the Professor's Daughter and his apprentice [Am I right in stating their characters? It gets hazy] have a budding romance, because I remember in the translation it was hinted upon, but because of its young-children nature, references to romance were discluded.

[IWilKikU]

I read a children's illustrated classic of it, but I have yet to read the real thing.

[George]

Yes. I've recently read also a translation of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and liked it very much. Concerning the relationship between the girl (Grauben I think) and professor Lidenbrock's nephew is a love relationship. Actually he promises that when he returns from the center of the Earth, he'll marry her. And this happens at the end.

[dru]

What did you think of the ending? It reminded me of the ending to 20,000 leagues under the sea.

I found this novel and most of the other Verne novels I read to be interesting but the character lack a certain depth or soul. Science always seems to be the main character but I would mind a little me characterization. Iwas also happy to see that Verne didn't spend half of the book classifying animals.

Spoilers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Why doesn't the burning lava damage the raft?

[Demogorgon]

Some time ago I started a thread with some qeustions that concerns both "Journey TCOE" and Edgar Allan poe. This is the thread:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=808
Maybe you can help me out?