Von der Erde zum Mond

Written by Jules Verne

Narrated by Rufus Beck

Die Mitglieder des "Kanonenclubs" in Baltimore sitzen nach dem Ende des amerikanischen Bürgerkrieges gelangweilt herum. Da schlägt der Präsident vor, eine Kanone zu bauen, die so groß ist, daß sie ein Geschoß auf den Mond befördern kann. Alle gehen das Projekt voller Euphorie an. Bis ein geheimnisvoller Besucher aus Europa auf eine noch kühnere Idee kommt: auch Menschen mit dieser Kanone zum Mond zu befördern...

• Language: Deutsch
• Publisher: Silberfisch
• Release date: Apr 19, 2018
• ISBN: 9783844918168

Jules Verne

Jules Gabriel Verne was born in the seaport of Nantes, France, in 1828 and was destined to follow his father into the legal profession. In Paris to train for the bar, he took more readily to literary life, befriending Alexander Dumas and Victor Hugo, and living by theatre managing and libretto-writing. His first science-based novel, Five Weeks in a Balloon, was issued by the influential publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel in 1862, and made him famous. Verne and Hetzel collaborated to write dozens more such adventures, including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1869 and Around the World in 80 Days in 1872. In later life Verne entered local politics at Amiens, where had had a home. He also kept a house in Paris, in the street now named Boulevard Jules Verne, and a beloved yacht, the Saint Michel, named after his son. He died in 1905.