Journey to the Centre of the Earth (Griffith and Farran, 1871), Ch. XVII: Vertical descent
• This sentence, like many others in the Griffin and Farran translation of the book, has no source in the original French text.
• This sentence, like many others in the Griffin and Farran translation of the book, has no source in the original French text.
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I would have bartered a diamond mine for a glass of pure spring water!
— Jules Verne
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• This sentence, like many others in the Griffin and Farran translation of the book, has no source in the original French text." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
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