Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864) by Jules Verne with Cian Gill

In this weeks episode I head underground with The Lost Valley’s Cian Gill to trace how Jules Verne turns geology, ciphers and sheer wonder became the template for every lost world adventure. Along the way we talk about deep time dread, dodgy Victorian translations, and the sea-dragon spectacle that still makes modern monster stories work.

Guests

Cian Gill

@the.lost.valley

Congo Book Episode 

Congo Movie Episode

The Book

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

F.A. Malleson 1877 Translation

Oxford World Classics - William Butcher Translation (affiliate link)

Penguin Classics - Frank Wynne Translation (affiliate link)

The Ladybird Classics Edition (the one with the music!)

Links 

Richard Fallon’s ‘Creatures from Another Age’  (affiliate link)

Alan A. Debus’s ‘Dinosaurs in Fantastic Fiction’ (affiliate link)

Tales from the Hollow Earth with Dr. Eddie Guimont - Wide Atlantic Weird Podcast (Cian’s other show and well worth a listen!)

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Presented and produced by Roland Squire

Theme music: Caleb Burnett (@calebcomposed)

Cover artwork: @thejurassicartist

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