Round the Moon by Jules Verne (1870)

Round the Moon is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne, published in 1870. The story follows Phileas Fogg and his valet Passepartout as they embark on a journey around the moon using a revolutionary new mode of transportation: a spaceship. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and challenges, including hostile aliens, space pirates, and a malfunctioning oxygen supply. Despite these setbacks, Fogg and Passepartout persevere and successfully complete their journey, returning to Earth as heroes.

By Jules Verne · First published 1870 · Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Speculative Fiction · 23 chapters

Contents

• Preliminary Chapter
• The First Half-Hour
• Taking Possession
• A Little Algebra
• The Temperature of Space
• Questions and Answers
• A Moment of Intoxication
• At Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred and Fourteen Leagues
• The Consequences of Deviation
• The Observers of the Moon
• Imagination and Reality
• Orographical Details
• Lunar Landscapes
• A Night of Three Hundred and Fifty-Four Hours and a Half
• Hyperbola or Parabola
• The Southern Hemisphere
• Tycho
• Grave Questions
• A Struggle with the Impossible
• The Soundings of the Susquehanna
• J. T. Maston Called In
• Picked Up
• The End

More by Jules Verne

• The Mysterious Island (1875)
• An Express of the Future (1905)
• Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870)
• Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864)
• Alrededor de la luna (1870)
• Cinco semanas en globo (1863)
• Dueño del mundo (1904)
• La jornada de un periodista americano en el 2889 (1889)
• All works by Jules Verne