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Twenty Thousand Leagues is science fiction in the sense that it is a work of fiction that is loaded with scientific details. Verne must have done a tremendous amount of research to prepare for this novel. He supplies so many classification details about sea life and underwater plant life and so many...
This was decent, a little long and a lot of descriptive detail but I can definitely see why its a classic and an epic adventure tail from its time period. Professor Aronnax and his crew stumble upon what first looks like a massive sea creature, but is actually a submarine named the Nauteless ran b...
And should I mention it is my fourth attempt? I was first handed Jules Verne around 9 or 10. My mother bought me the adapted children's version of "20,000 Leagues," and this first version was watered down and easy to get through. I loved the visuals, which helped carry the story for me when I stru...
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