Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 93 Rockwood, Roy Five Thousand Miles Underground; Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth Reading ease score: 82.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Great Marvel Series: Volume 3 Produced by Jim Weiler and Roger Frank "Five Thousand Miles Underground; Or, the Mystery of the Centre of the Earth" by Roy Rockwood is an adventurous novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows Professor Amos Henderson and his young companions, Mark Sampson and Jack Darrow, as they embark on a daring expedition to explore a mysterious hole in an island, which is believed to lead to the center of the Earth. This journey promises excitement, technological marvels, and perils that challenge their bravery and ingenuity. The opening of the novel introduces us to the characters and the setup for their incredible adventure. Professor Henderson is busy with his new invention, the "Flying Mermaid", a unique craft capable of both air and water travel. The story quickly establishes a lighthearted interaction between Henderson and his assistant, Washington, a comically apprehensive character. As the professor prepares for their upcoming journey into the unknown, he gathers Mark and Jack, who are eager yet cautious about the professor's audacious plans. Through a mix of discussions and preparations, readers gain insights into the friendships and dynamics among the group, setting the stage for thrilling adventures filled with invention, exploration, and typically fantastical challenges as they confront the mysteries that lie beneath the Earth's surface. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/4994/4994-h/images/cover.jpg en Science fiction PZ PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 341689 341706 2024-10-02T14:58:05.297029 2023-10-03T04:07:31.083158 text/html text/html 339892 2014-01-26T15:25:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 1913430 2014-01-26T15:26:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1949205 2024-10-02T14:58:12.115019 application/epub+zip 1952148 2024-10-02T14:58:06.795010 application/epub+zip 175474 2024-10-02T14:58:05.769021 application/epub+zip 2550494 2024-10-02T14:58:16.350972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2508358 2024-10-02T14:58:11.032010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271489 2022-09-03T05:18:17.762912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312518 312497 2024-10-02T14:58:04.319063 2023-10-03T04:07:30.131141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 318805 2014-01-26T15:25:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 112168 2014-01-26T15:26:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 312073 2014-01-26T15:26:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111341 2014-01-26T15:26:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21908 2024-10-02T14:58:16.640957 application/rdf+xml 27280 2024-10-02T14:58:05.880004 image/jpeg 4234 2024-10-02T14:58:05.824002 image/jpeg 1917270 2024-10-02T14:58:05.376025 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia