The Underground City or the Child of the Cavern


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(4.5 stars; 176 reviews)

Covering a time span of over ten years, this novel follows the fortunes of the mining community of Aberfoyle near Stirling, Scotland. Receiving a letter from an old colleague, mining engineer James Starr sets off for the old Aberfoyle mine, thought to have been mined out ten years earlier. Starr finds mine overman Simon Ford and his family living in a cottage deep inside the mine; he is astonished to find that Ford has made a discovery of the presence of a large vein of coal. Accompanying Simon Ford are his wife, Madge, and adult son, Harry. (Summary by Wikipedia) (4 hr 30 min)

Chapitres

01 - Contradictory Letters 12:04 Lu par Patrick Wells
02 - On the Road 13:05 Lu par Dillon Stiles
03 - The Dochart Pit 15:26 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
04 - The Ford Family 16:05 Lu par Bellona Times
05 - Some Strange Phenomena 8:33 Lu par Jacob Alden Miller
06 - Simon Ford's Expirement 16:28 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
07 - New Aberfoyle 13:00 Lu par BrandonM
08 - Exploring 17:02 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
09 - The Fire Maidens 27:07 Lu par Ann Boulais
10 - Coal Town 11:14 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
11 - Hanging by a Thread 16:43 Lu par Ann Boulais
12 - Nell Adopted 21:50 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
13 - On the Revolving Ladder 10:57 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
14 - A Sunrise 17:57 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
15 - Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine 7:08 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
16 - A Final Threat 16:03 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
17 - The "Monk" 14:18 Lu par Sean Michael Hogan
18 - Nell's Wedding 12:09 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
19 - The Legend of Old Silfax 3:30 Lu par Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)

Critiques

NICE CHANGE OF PACE


(4 stars)

Though not as lengthy as most of his books, it was still a good yarn. As usual, Verne gives us some useful and interesting technical info. A very good reading.

classic Verne story.


(5 stars)

I actually think all of the readers did a great job! No one with an annoying fake accent or the inability of annunciation

Great book and good readers.


(5 stars)

A few readers were tedious but most were very good.

Great Book!


(5 stars)

I thought it was very interesting, with a good amount of suspense!

The story is ok. All of the readers seems to do a good job.


(4 stars)

good listen


(4 stars)

a little slow in the beginning but still a good book


(5 stars)

short, deep and well written. :)

nice short well impressed with detail


(4 stars)