Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Hardback

Main Details

Title Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jules Verne
Translated by David Coward
SeriesPenguin Clothbound Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:528
Dimensions(mm): Height 204,Width 138
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780241198773
ClassificationsDewey:843.8
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 27 April 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

New to Penguin Classics, the great underwater adventure story in a stunning clothbound edition with original images In this thrilling adventure tale by the 'Father of Science Fiction', three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole and the corals of the Red Sea, and do battle with countless underwater adversaries. Verne's triumphant work of the imagination shows both the limitless possibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind through the brilliant but vengeful Nemo.

Author Biography

Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre. His novels include Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869-70), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). David Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds. He has translated numerous French classics, including Moliere's plays, Simenon's novels and Albert Cohen's Belle du Seigneur, for which he was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff prize in 1996.

Reviews

We are all, in one way or another, the children of Jules Verne -- Ray Bradbury