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Jules Verne Collection
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Around the World in 80 Days and The Mysterious Island
- Narrated by: Jim D. Johnston
- Length: 43 hrs and 7 mins
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Summary
From the pen of one of the literary world’s finest explorers of the imagination, these classic tales of fantastical habitats and intrepid adventurers delve deep into every mysterious corner of planet Earth.
Discover the lost city of Atlantis in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, encounter prehistoric sea monsters below the earth’s crust in Journey to the Center of the Earth, circumnavigate the globe by sea, air, and land in Around the World in Eighty Days and find yourself marooned in the Pacific in The Mysterious Island.
Whether you’ve adventured with Verne before or are only just setting off on your maiden voyage, this collection encompasses the most extraordinary adventures the father of science fiction has to offer.
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- Bass Ace
- 24-03-21
Nautilus Adventure or Essay
I love these stories but unfortunately here they are read with what comes across as a total disconnect from the story being read. The narrator sounds like he is reading a bus timetable. Unfortunately that carries the same feeling over to the listener.
Edit: Come the third story, "Around The World In 80 Days" the narrator comes alive. His voice, pacing and tone seem to fit this story much better than the previous two. This one is much more special.
Audio quality is good but occasionally sibilance or a strange mild distortion creeps in. (I'm not talking about the narrator's own way of saying 's', this is in addition to that. Disappointed.
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- David S.
- 12-05-21
Great stories but awful narration
brilliant stories but marred by terrible narration
the narrator constantly hisses through his teeth, reads like he is narrating a technical manual and does not pronounce places names properly. Saville Row, Sydenham, Marylebone, and Cromarty are constantly mispronounced. this is lazy narration and could not be bothered to research before reading
obviously just collecting a pay cheque
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- Kevin Brown
- 02-11-22
Awful pronunciation of English street and places
It became obvious from the very beginning that this narrator has never been to the UK or has taken the trouble to research the locations mentioned. It became insufferable very quickly!
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- Ian Dorton
- 12-09-23
Great classic stories, shame about the performance
The stories themselves are very enjoyable and interesting from an historical angle. However, they were close to being destroyed by the monotone, poorly pronounced, reading. My fault since I should have listened to the sample, rather than just buying the books. If I had listened, I would not have purchased the books.
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- Neil Armstrong
- 23-09-22
Great classics
Well read, classic stories. These make great background listening, the narrator is clear and the stories are good but a bit longwinded due to the style of writing.
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- Ian Rider
- 19-08-22
Epic
Such a fantastic classic. Brough to life by the talented Jim. D Johnston.
A must have in anyones library, classics never get old.
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- Neville Townsend
- 25-05-22
Value for money
Four classic tales in one audiobook all excellent with the narrator's reading lets you drift along on these adventures.
I received this audiobook from Free Audiobook Codes for a review.
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- james
- 18-07-21
excellence
this book was awsome, i really enjoyed this book. vern is as good today as ever.
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- Ross Blair
- 09-06-21
fantastic stories worth their place as classics
amazing stories and a must for all to read/listen to. so well written and read that are riviting from start to finish.
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- Dmitrij Gajosinskas
- 19-05-21
Good stories
however, not a fan of the narrator, as he is quite monotonous at times. I declare
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