Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth Journey to the Center of the Earth (, also translated under the titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at
The Descent (novel) caving and of underground topography. Reviewers noted the novel to be a relatively rare contemporary entry in the once-common Hollow Earth subgenre, popularized by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Jules Verne. The very concrete hellish environment evoked Dante's "Inferno", while the hadals could also be read as a homage to the Morlocks of H. G. Wells. The novel garnered positive reviews in the "Denver Post", "Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel", "The Rocky Mountain News", "Fort Worth Star-Telegram", "Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel", "Baltimore Sun", "Publishers Weekly", "Library Journal", and "Booklist". The 2005 film of the same name contains similar plot elements (a subterranean expedition trapped underground