Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher :
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 1887
Category : Submarines (Ships)
ISBN :
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Golgotha Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 46,96 MB
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1610425987
Book Description
Some critics claim that Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, published in 1870, is Jules Verne’s masterpiece. The novel is narrated by Professor Pierre Aronnax of the Paris Museum of Natural History. It is set in the year 1866 (Verne was already working on the manuscript at that time) and the world of the sea is in the news with the supposed sightings of a sea monster that is much too large and fast to be a whale. When a boat is damaged, apparently by the sea monster, Aronnax, while on a researching assignment in New York is asked by the United States government to help track down the monster. Aronnax (illustrations of Aronnax in the original edition look very much like Verne) takes his loyal Belgian valet (Conseil) with him – both Aronnax and Conseil are men of science – cool, rational, and possessing encyclopaedic knowledge of the sea. Ned Land serves as their foil – a passionate and foolhardy harpooner from Canada. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
Around the World in Eighty Days (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Golgotha Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 32,20 MB
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1610426002
Book Description
Around the World in Eighty Days was published in 1873 and features Phileas Fogg as the protagonist. Fogg, a noble Londoner who lived on Savile Row, had made a wager at the Reform Club, for £20,000 (worth over a million pounds in 21st century value) that he could travel around the world in eighty days. Fogg is a very careful and precise man who has just fired his manservant for bringing him shaving water that was two degrees colder than he asked for. Fogg has a new valet, Jean Passepartout, a young Frenchman, who is looking forward to a quiet life with Phileas. Around the World in Eighty Days is Verne at his most fun – there was plenty of comic relief in the novel. He was able to use his own experience of recent travels to provide background for the narrative. The book was finished under a punishing deadline Verne set for himself – not unlike Fogg’s deadline for circumnavigating the world. The book was the most successful in terms of sales during the author’s lifetime, selling 108,000 copies before his death. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Author : Ray Bradbury
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,29 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Adventure comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 9781933865089
Book Description
A graphic novel version of Jules Verne's Twenty thousand leagues under the sea.
The Extraordinary Journeys
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 30,18 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192804650
Book Description
"First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman reveals himself to be John Hatteras, and his lifelong obsession, the Pole. Despite experiencing appalling cold and hunger, the captain treks across the frozen wastes in search of fuel. Abandoned by his crew, Hatteras remains without resources at the coldest spot on earth. How can he find food and explore the Polar Sea? And what will he find at the top of the world?"--Back cover.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Author : Adam Grant
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 13,75 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Submarines (Ships)
ISBN : 9780439056724
Book Description
A comic book-style retelling of the novel.
20,000 Leagues Under the Seas
Author : Jules Verne
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 36,21 MB
Release : 2013-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1438446659
Book Description
When an unidentified "monster" threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax and his unflappable assistant Conseil join an expedition organized by the US Navy to hunt down and destroy the menace. After months of fruitless searching, they finally grapple with their quarry, but Aronnax, Conseil, and the brash Canadian harpooner Ned Land are thrown overboard in the attack, only to find that the "monster" is actually a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by a shadowy, mystical, preternaturally imposing man who calls himself Captain Nemo. Thus begins a journey of 20,000 leagues—nearly 50,000 miles—that will take Captain Nemo, his crew, and these three adventurers on a journey of discovery through undersea forests, coral graveyards, miles-deep trenches, and even the sunken ruins of Atlantis. Jules Verne's novel of undersea exploration has been captivating readers ever since its first publication in 1870, and Frederick Paul Walter's reader-friendly, scientifically meticulous translation of this visionary science fiction classic is complete and unabridged down to the smallest substantive detail.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Retold For Kids (Beginner Reader Classics)
Author : Max James
Publisher : KidLit-O Press
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 48,99 MB
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1629170038
Book Description
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is one of the most thrilling books ever wrote…but it’s also difficult for some younger readers. This book takes the classic novels and retells it for modern readers as a beginning reader chapter book! The story tells of the adventures of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus in a way that beginning readers can understand. KidLit-O’s newest series helps introduce younger readers to classic works of literature by retelling them as beginning reader chapter books.
The Dark Deeps
Author : Arthur Gregory Slade
Publisher : Ember
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 30,80 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0375854045
Book Description
Fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape-changing hunchback, and Octavia take on another mission as secret agents for the Permanent Association in Victorian London, investigating the cause behind the sinking of several ships in the same place.
The Invisible Man
Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Modernista
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2024-05-30
Category :
ISBN : 9180949290
Book Description
A stranger with a striking appearance arrives in the small village of Bramblehurst on a cold, snowy day. His face is completely covered in bandages, with only a fake nose protruding. The villagers wonder why he is disguised, and when mysterious burglaries begin to occur, they decide to unmask the stranger. What they discover is not just a man trapped by his own creation, but a chilling reflection of the unsolvable secrets deep within human nature. The Invisible Man is a timeless classic that not only entertains and thrills, but also sheds light on questions of human nature and the dangers that arise when the boundaries of science are crossed. It is a captivating and thought-provoking reading experience that has challenged readers for generations to contemplate their own life choices. H. G. WELLS [1866-1946] was a British author and pioneer in the science fiction genre. His works, including The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, delved into futuristic and societal critique themes. Wells’s visionary portrayals of technology, social structures, and extraterrestrial life made him one of the most influential writers in his field and a precursor to modern science fiction.
