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A classic tale of adventure, action and scientific achievement. With the end of the Civil War, the Baltimore Gun Club are on the lookout for their next great project. Their president suggests building a gun powerful enough to launch a rocket to the moon - and soon three daring pioneers are preparing to set off into outer space. Filled with humour and astonishing predictions, From the Earth to the Moon tells an action-packed story of the international space race nearly 100 years before it began in earnest. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classics series brings together high-quality paperback editions of classics works, presented with contemporary graphic cover designs. Together they make a wonderful collection which is perfect for any home library.

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Jules Verne was a French poet, playwright, and novelist and is the second most-translated author in the world. Though his writings were highly popular within his own lifetime he was often dismissed as an author of genre-based fiction or as a children's author. This perception however has slowly changed and he has taken his rightful place in French literature. With his genius now recognized his influence has been felt by those in scientific and literary fields alike. He is most famous for his novels Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days.

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