Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Wordsworth Classics)
Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the "monster" turns out to be a giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom...
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Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant, Conseil, and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land, begin an extremely hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However, the "monster" turns out to be a giant submarine, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, by whom they are soon held captive. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics by Jules Verne, the 'Father of Science Fiction', but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of Atlantis to the South Pole.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781853260315 (1853260312)
ASIN: 1853260312
Publish date: 1992-05-01
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
Cultural,
Steampunk,
France,
Fiction
Definitely one of the classics of science fiction. I grabbed this one in the summer of 1998 along with a few other books. By the way, if all you know is the Disney movie, put that aside when you read this. Much better and a richer tale.
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