20,000 leagues Under the Sea: The Classic Science Fiction Novel
"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905), published in 1870 under the title "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers." It tells the story of the fictional Captain Nemo and his submarine, Nautilus, as seen by one of his passengers,...
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"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905), published in 1870 under the title "Vingt mille lieues sous les mers." It tells the story of the fictional Captain Nemo and his submarine, Nautilus, as seen by one of his passengers, Professor Pierre Aronnax.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781557420978 (1557420971)
ASIN: 1557420971
Publish date: 2010-06-29
Publisher: Science Fiction Classics
Pages no: 392
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
Cultural,
Steampunk,
France,
Fiction
TITLE: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas AUTHOR: Jules Verne TRANSLATOR: William Butcher EDITION: Oxford World's Classics DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2009 (reissue) FORMAT: Paperback ISBN-13: 9780199539277 ______________________________ Description: "French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks ...
It's cool how he used imagination and tried to keep things as scientific as possible. I'm sure this story inspired many after it. Merged review:It's cool how he used imagination and tried to keep things as scientific as possible. I'm sure this story inspired many after it.
“Under the seaUnder the seaWhen the sardineBegin the beguineIt's music to meWhat do they got? A lot of sandWe got a hot crustacean bandEach little clam hereknow how to jam hereUnder the sea”- Sebastian the groovy Caribbean CrabThe perfect soundtrack for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas really....
Once again my Classical Literature Bookclub has selected a book that I have been meaning to reread but have not been able to due to the multitude of other books on my to-read shelf (and also the fact that the copy that my Dad owns is back in Adelaide, along with the other Jules Verne books that I wo...
Those who don't know who were Jules Verne, Herbert Wells, Albert Robida etc can't fully appreciate the history and strength of the SF genre.