Chapter 1 summary of Journey to the centre of the earth.
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Explanation:
The story opens with an introduction to Professor Lidenbrock, a professor of mineralogy at a prestigious institution in Germany. The novel’s narrator is the professor’s nephew, Axel, who lives with him. The professor is an “eccentric man” who has an unfortunate problem of getting tangled up in his speech while pronouncing challenging scientific words, then cursing angrily as a result, something the townsfolk ridicule him for. Regardless, Axel assures the reader that his uncle is an “authentic scholar.” The professor has arrived home early and in an apparent rush for an unknown reason, unsettling his cook, Martha, who scurries away. He goes to his study and calls for his nephew, who meets him there.
Answer:
Axel explains that his uncle is eccentric and egoistic, a mineralogist scholar and polyglot. He is brilliant, of course, but pursues his studies for himself and not for others. Although Lidenbrock does have a small speech impediment that people tend to mock, his name is much honored in the intellectual community. He is tall, thin, blonde, and possessing of “an iron constitution” (5). He has big eyes, a sharp nose, and imposing glasses. Lidenbrock's little home overlooking the canals leans a bit but holds up well. He is not poor, and houses both his orphan nephew and Grauben, a girl from Virland. Axel admires his frenetic and intelligent uncle, and himself pursues the study of geological science.