From the Earth to the Moon – Jules Verne Free Audiobook

Written by Jules Verne
Read by Bernard Mayes
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Listening Length: 5 hours and 16 minutes

The War of the Rebellion is over, and the members of the American Gun Club, bored with inactivity, look around for a new project. At last they have it: “We will build the greatest projectile the world has ever seen and make the moon our 38th state!”

When From the Earth to the Moon was published in 1865, it was regarded as pure fantasy. Who could imagine a rocket that would carry men and animals through space? Today, like so many of Jules Verne’s prophecies, space travel is a reality. Here’s a fun adventure story that shows how Verne, with foresight that is at times almost eerily accurate, envisioned a trip to the moon.