"Fictional trips to the underground are a feature of all mythologies, but the best of the nineteenth-century
tales is that of Verne." Isaac Asimov, 1966.A Journey to the Centre of the Earth is an 1864 classic by Jules Verne. It tells of 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 Sncefellsjokull, encountering
many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the
surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.