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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Illustrated): The Classic Edition with Original Illustrations
Adventures of the future past await beneath the waves in Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, now unabridged and illustrated in a modern edition with a brand-new cover.When several ships meet their demise to a mysterious sea monster that lurks in the ocean, the U.S. government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy it. French marine biologist Pierre Aronnax takes on the adventure to investigate the mystery of the powerful creature terrorizing the open seas, joined by his loyal servant Conseil and Canadian whaler and master harpooner Ned Land.
But what Aronnax’s crew finds instead is a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by the mysterious manufacturer and commander, Captain Nemo. In his self-imposed exile, Captain Nemo seems to have a dual a quest for scientific knowledge and a desire to take revenge on all civilization.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a riveting adventure that shaped modern science fiction as we know it, where the limits of technology, the power of the natural world, and the consequences of ambition meet under the depths of the ocean. Verne’s intelligent writing transports readers to a different time, in a place where the laws of nature prevail and ambition becomes a dangerous threat to mankind.
Take a dive at 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with the exclusive features in this special
10 original illustrations by the unique Milo Winter, known for his work on Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, and other renowned classics.A quiz to test your marine knowledge at the end of the book.A one-of-a-kind cover design to complete your Verne collection.Take on the mighty ocean in the comfort of a new formatting layout, perfect for young and adult readers.
Get your copy of this remarkable scientific feat for its Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, an impressive sci-fi classic that has enchanted generations of readers.
But what Aronnax’s crew finds instead is a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by the mysterious manufacturer and commander, Captain Nemo. In his self-imposed exile, Captain Nemo seems to have a dual a quest for scientific knowledge and a desire to take revenge on all civilization.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a riveting adventure that shaped modern science fiction as we know it, where the limits of technology, the power of the natural world, and the consequences of ambition meet under the depths of the ocean. Verne’s intelligent writing transports readers to a different time, in a place where the laws of nature prevail and ambition becomes a dangerous threat to mankind.
Take a dive at 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with the exclusive features in this special
10 original illustrations by the unique Milo Winter, known for his work on Aesop's Fables, Arabian Nights, Alice in Wonderland, and other renowned classics.A quiz to test your marine knowledge at the end of the book.A one-of-a-kind cover design to complete your Verne collection.Take on the mighty ocean in the comfort of a new formatting layout, perfect for young and adult readers.
Get your copy of this remarkable scientific feat for its Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, an impressive sci-fi classic that has enchanted generations of readers.
272 pages, Paperback
Published May 17, 2024
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About the author
Jules Verne
6,376 books12k followersNovels 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."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_V...
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."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_V...
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December 29, 2025
Fantastic! The detailed descriptions of marine creatures and plants make me feel utterly dumb (why, the English translation uses scientific names for most of the time and it was endless pain to google search each one of them so I could imagine what Professor Aronnax is talking about, that's if I was lucky to get any result at all!), but it was a fascinating adventure under the sea nonetheless. I should love to board the Nautilus one day, to roam the waters and marvel at wonders my heart content... This novel shows me the power of nature and human's imagination, comradeship, the complicated facets of human's ethical dilemmas.
What I love about Captain Nemo is, albeit his (very reasonable) hatred and contempt for human society and his fierce retaliation against his assailants, he still shares profound sympathy for the oppressed and helps them in his own way. This may sound biased but if I were Professor Aronnax, I wouldn't judge Captain Nemo's retaliation against the warship from everything I have witnessed. During their journey humans have proved their cruelty on nature—even their peers: from the massacre of whales and seals to the abhorrent colonialism. It's also worth noting that in all conflicts with other ships, the Nautilus is never the one to starts (although, I admit, she is to be blamed in the incident of the Moravian and the Scotia). First the Abraham Lincoln hunts it down for mistaking her with a giant narwhal (seriously, the monster's mysterious existence and indeliberate damages to vessels were simply the reason, oh human's arrogance), then the following vessels continue to assault her regardless of her identity as a creature or a submarine.
What I love about Captain Nemo is, albeit his (very reasonable) hatred and contempt for human society and his fierce retaliation against his assailants, he still shares profound sympathy for the oppressed and helps them in his own way. This may sound biased but if I were Professor Aronnax, I wouldn't judge Captain Nemo's retaliation against the warship from everything I have witnessed. During their journey humans have proved their cruelty on nature—even their peers: from the massacre of whales and seals to the abhorrent colonialism. It's also worth noting that in all conflicts with other ships, the Nautilus is never the one to starts (although, I admit, she is to be blamed in the incident of the Moravian and the Scotia). First the Abraham Lincoln hunts it down for mistaking her with a giant narwhal (seriously, the monster's mysterious existence and indeliberate damages to vessels were simply the reason, oh human's arrogance), then the following vessels continue to assault her regardless of her identity as a creature or a submarine.
November 2, 2024
classic!
Great fun to read it to each other in the evenings. Dynamic description! A quite well written translation from the French.
Great fun to read it to each other in the evenings. Dynamic description! A quite well written translation from the French.
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