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By D. St Leger
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This is an excellent but not comprehensive collection of his works. Its well worth downloading to your kindle so you can read any of the 27 Verne novels included (He wrote 54 novels plus other short stories; but his most famous are here). The translations from French to English are mixed between newer translations and old - this is important because unfortunately some of the older (Victorian) translations of Verne's works were not faithful to the original texts, with certain translators removing elements that were perceived as critical of the British Empire (though Verne was certainly not Anti-British, and some of his most popular works feature British heros). The books appear to be, for the most part, a mix of newer translations and the better older translations.
My only (very minor) gripe with this ebook is when you use your Kindle's "Go to..." and try to select the "Table of Contents", the button is greyed out. This is the publisher's fault as they've created the table of contents in the wrong way. It DOES exist however; you just need to go to the "Cover" and then turn a couple of pages; it has a comprehensive set of links to each book and then each chapter as needed.
So 4.5/5 for the books and translations, and lost half a star for one minor annoyance. This is a well presented and organised collection, and for the tiny amount asked, well worth it; certainly much easier than collecting the works individually for free (and legally) from the internet. Highly recommended.
My only (very minor) gripe with this ebook is when you use your Kindle's "Go to..." and try to select the "Table of Contents", the button is greyed out. This is the publisher's fault as they've created the table of contents in the wrong way. It DOES exist however; you just need to go to the "Cover" and then turn a couple of pages; it has a comprehensive set of links to each book and then each chapter as needed.
So 4.5/5 for the books and translations, and lost half a star for one minor annoyance. This is a well presented and organised collection, and for the tiny amount asked, well worth it; certainly much easier than collecting the works individually for free (and legally) from the internet. Highly recommended.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Iam a fan of this author and already have a shelf-ful of his works but this nicely complemented this collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By powt
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One of the worlds favourite authors. His stories are classics with a lovely old world charm that attracts readers of all ages, you never seem to tire of reding his tales over and over again.
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Te Works of Jules Verne ( 27 Books with Active table of contents)
Brilliant read, 20,000 leagues makes you wonder if there is a Time Machine about. I haven't read them all yet, but am progressing.
Published 26 days ago by Michael Brassington
5.0 out of 5 stars
A True Classic
What can you say, this collection is a must-have for any avid reader. Reading these tales now with all our modern technology makes you realize just how far-forward thinking Verne... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Daniel Brown
3.0 out of 5 stars
Table of contents not working
If only the promised table of contents worked!
I am having to read each book in order.
Some are good '20,000 leagues under the sea' 'around the world in 80... Read more
I am having to read each book in order.
Some are good '20,000 leagues under the sea' 'around the world in 80... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Steve
5.0 out of 5 stars
27 books, for that price!? yes please!!
How could 27 books by such a great author for this price be anything other than five stars.....? And the active TOC is great :)
Published 5 months ago by asdf
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great . . . But.
A fantastic collection of great adventure stories, let down only by some really poor editing.
The odd mistake you can forgive, but when the name of the ship in the story... Read more
The odd mistake you can forgive, but when the name of the ship in the story... Read more
Published 7 months ago by norman6350
1.0 out of 5 stars
Out of copyright books - poor version
The Project Gutenberg versions are better (And free as they should be). You can download them as DRM free mobi files and either e-mail them to your @free.kindle. Read more
Published 8 months ago by h3
3.0 out of 5 stars
Great fantasy stories from the great grandfather of steam punk!
Despite his attitudes to women and the less educated people of his time, which we could euphemistically call "Victorian", although they are actually by current standards simply... Read more
Published 10 months ago by P. Surtees
5.0 out of 5 stars
Win!
27 books for very little outlay = really good value. Only just begun reading them but this should keep me going for much of the summer. Read more
Published 12 months ago by ZomBoy1971
4.0 out of 5 stars
Old style fantasy
Jules Verne wrote some amazing science fiction and though his style is, at times, over detailed the stories are excellent. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Olden159
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's £1.29 for 27 novels, for God's sake.
That's astonishing value for money for a lot a Kindle fodder. If, like me, you had not previously read any Verne but wanted to know what the fuss was all about (if not, why are you... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Robert W. Palmer
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