A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH - 42

by Jules Verne in English Adventure Stories

A JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH By Jules Verne CHAPTER 42 THE VOLCANIC SHAFT Man's constitution is so peculiar that his health is purely a negative matter. No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it ...Read Moredifficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that you really understand. As to anyone who has not endured privation having any notion of the matter, it is simply absurd. With us, after a long fast, some mouthfuls of bread and meat, a little moldy biscuit and salt beef triumphed over all our previous gloomy Read Less