Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jules Verne
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780099528531
ClassificationsDewey:843.8
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Vintage Classics
Publication Date 5 May 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Extra-special futuristic 3D edition! Each book comes with 3D glasses! From the grandp re of science fiction - an adventure classic of deep-sea volcanoes, giant squid and the renegade scientist Captain Nemo An adventure classic of deep-sea volcanoes, giant squid and the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. Professor Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down and destroy a menacing sea monster. However, he discovers that the beast is metal - it is a giant submarine called the Nautilus built by the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. So begins an underwater adventure that takes them from the South Pole to the submerged lost city of Atlantis.

Author Biography

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in the city of Nantes, France . He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island and Around the World in Eighty Days. Verne is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction' because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before aeroplanes, spacecrafts and submarines were invented. He died in 1905.

Reviews

Unbearably thrilling and romantic...full of Verne's gentle humour * Daily Mail * Among the deep-sea volcanoes, shoals of swirling fish, giant squid and sharks, Captain Nemo steers the Nautilus. Nemo is the renegade scientist par excellence, a man madly inventive in his quest for revenge * Sunday Telegraph * A tale of terror, suspense and wonder * Guardian * Fabulous...the pace is sharp and the story as dramatic and engaging as ever * Daily Express * Verne's imagination has given us some of the greatest adventure stories of all time * Daily Mail *