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From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon

by Jules Verne

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From the Earth to the moon; and, round the moon is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Jules Verne. Catalog subjects include Science fiction; Space flight to the moon -- Fiction; Moon -- Fiction. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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English
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English level

B1–B2 · Steady progress

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Medium-length sentences averaging 17.9 words, with 25.6% extending beyond 24 words

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Table of contents

52 chapters

  1. 01CHAPTER I. THE GUN CLUB8 min
  2. 02CHAPTER II. PRESIDENT BARBICANE’S COMMUNICATION10 min
  3. 03CHAPTER III. EFFECT OF THE PRESIDENT’S COMMUNICATION4 min
  4. 04CHAPTER IV. REPLY FROM THE OBSERVATORY OF CAMBRIDGE7 min
  5. 05CHAPTER V. THE ROMANCE OF THE MOON6 min
  6. 06CHAPTER VI. PERMISSIVE LIMITS OF IGNORANCE AND BELIEF IN THE UNITED STATES6 min
  7. 07CHAPTER VII. THE HYMN OF THE CANNON-BALL8 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VIII. HISTORY OF THE CANNON6 min
  9. 09CHAPTER IX. THE QUESTION OF THE POWDERS7 min
  10. 10CHAPTER X. ONE ENEMY v. TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS OF FRIENDS6 min
  11. 11CHAPTER XI. FLORIDA AND TEXAS6 min
  12. 12CHAPTER XII. URBI ET ORBI7 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XIII. STONES HILL6 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XIV. PICKAXE AND TROWEL7 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XV. THE FETE OF THE CASTING6 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XVI. THE COLUMBIAD6 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XVII. A TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH2 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XVIII. THE PASSENGER OF THE ATLANTA8 min
  19. 19CHAPTER XIX. A MONSTER MEETING10 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XX. ATTACK AND RIPOSTE11 min
  21. 21CHAPTER XXI. HOW A FRENCHMAN MANAGES AN AFFAIR11 min
  22. 22CHAPTER XXII. THE NEW CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES6 min
  23. 23CHAPTER XXIII. THE PROJECTILE-VEHICLE4 min
  24. 24CHAPTER XXIV. THE TELESCOPE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS4 min
  25. 25CHAPTER XXV. FINAL DETAILS7 min
  26. 26CHAPTER XXVI. FIRE!6 min
  27. 27CHAPTER XXVII. FOUL WEATHER3 min
  28. 28CHAPTER XXVIII. A NEW STAR3 min
  29. 29PRELIMINARY CHAPTER THE FIRST PART OF THIS WORK, AND SERVING AS A PREFACE TO THE SECOND7 min
  30. 30CHAPTER I. TWENTY MINUTES PAST TEN TO FORTY-SEVEN MINUTES PAST TEN P. M.7 min
  31. 31CHAPTER II. THE FIRST HALF-HOUR16 min
  32. 32CHAPTER III. THEIR PLACE OF SHELTER12 min
  33. 33CHAPTER IV. A LITTLE ALGEBRA8 min
  34. 34CHAPTER V. THE COLD OF SPACE11 min
  35. 35CHAPTER VI. QUESTION AND ANSWER10 min
  36. 36CHAPTER VII. A MOMENT OF INTOXICATION13 min
  37. 37CHAPTER VIII. AT SEVENTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN LEAGUES12 min
  38. 38CHAPTER IX. THE CONSEQUENCES OF A DEVIATION9 min
  39. 39CHAPTER X. THE OBSERVERS OF THE MOON4 min
  40. 40CHAPTER XI. FANCY AND REALITY4 min
  41. 41CHAPTER XII. OROGRAPHIC DETAILS10 min
  42. 42CHAPTER XIII. LUNAR LANDSCAPES11 min
  43. 43CHAPTER XIV. THE NIGHT OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR HOURS AND A HALF12 min
  44. 44CHAPTER XV. HYPERBOLA OR PARABOLA13 min
  45. 45CHAPTER XVI. THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE3 min
  46. 46CHAPTER XVII. TYCHO10 min
  47. 47CHAPTER XVIII. GRAVE QUESTIONS10 min
  48. 48CHAPTER XIX. A STRUGGLE AGAINST THE IMPOSSIBLE13 min
  49. 49CHAPTER XX. THE SOUNDINGS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA7 min
  50. 50CHAPTER XXI. J. T. MASTON RECALLED9 min
  51. 51CHAPTER XXII. RECOVERED FROM THE SEA10 min
  52. 52CHAPTER XXIII. THE END5 min
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