Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

jules verne

0861366581, from the Golden Heritage Series of Classics published by Galley Press of England. Blue linen bound volume. The famous tale of turn of the century Oceanographer who meets the unforgettable Captain Nemo, who long before the modern day invention of the submarine, does have a submersible and spirits away his enforced guest as they view the wealth, dangers, and adventures that unfold along the path of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.

Genres classicsscience fictionfictionadventurefantasyfranceaudiobookliteraturesteampunknovels

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,1869

Series

Capitaine Nemo

Places

antarctica, bahamas, indian ocean, pacific ocean, atlantis, red sea, mediterranean sea,

This edition

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Published: January 1, 1987 by Galley Press
ISBN: 9780861366583
ASIN: 0861366581
Language: English

Characters More characters

Pierre Aronnax

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Ned Land

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Captain Nemo

Captain Nemo, also known as Prince Dakkar, is a character featured in Jules Vernes novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1874).Nemo, one of the most famous antiheroes in fiction, is a mysterious figure. The s...

About the author

jules verne

Novels of French writer Jules Gabriel Verne, considered the founder of modern science fiction, include Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).

This author who pioneered the genre. People best know him for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870).

Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before people invented navigable aircraft and practical submarines and devised any means of spacecraft. He ranks behind Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie as the second most translated author of all time. People made his prominent films. People often refer to Verne alongside Herbert George Wells as the "father of science fiction."

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