This is the fully illustrated and extended annotated edition including a rare and extensive biographical essay on the author, his life and works plus a wealth of illustrations. All Around The Moon, first published in 1870, is the sequel to Verne's novel From the Earth To The Moon. The three passengers of the Columbiad space gun take off to their five-day journey to the moon. On their way to the moon and back, the astronauts face a lot of adventures and mishaps. Finally all hope seems lost when their projectile starts to fall towards the earth from more than 160.000 miles ...