This is jules vernes 1971 20,000 leagues under the sea read by lois lane. An underwater tour of the world by verne free ebook project gutenberg. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. So begins not only one of the great adventure classics by jules verne, the father of science fiction, but also a truly fantastic voyage from the lost city of atlantis to the south pole. Hes a harpooner, a man of the sea, but his name is land. M4b audio book, part 1 211mb m4b audio book, part 2 243mb standard or slim cd case insert. Professor aronnax, his faithful servant, conseil, and the. Parents need to know that next to agatha christie, jules verne is the most translated author of all time, and 20,000 leagues under the sea 1870 is probably his most popular work which means you have versions galore to choose from, depending on your kids age, interest level, and sensitivities, from fulllength annotated versions to entrylevel books that focus on the basic story. The order to stop her had been given, and the frigate now simply went on by her own momentum. Wikipedia book twenty thousand leagues under the sea. I got this book to donate to a lending library and although i like many of.
Grab your life vests, shmooperstheres a monster out there. Twenty thousand leagues under the seas by jules verne. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by jules verne. The title refers to the distance traveled under the various seas and not to any depth attained, since 20,000 leagues 80,000 km is nearly twice the circumference of the earth. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by jules verne free.
One of a series of illustrated, easytoread adaptations of classic titles designed to support the literacy requirements at key stage 2 and the english curriculum at key stage 3. At this cry the whole ships crew hurried towards the harpooner commander, officers, masters, sailors, cabin boys. The images have been scanned at high quality, and the record digitized and cleaned as much as i. This is the 6th book in the extraordinary voyages series. The wonders of science and nature unfold as do the personalities and desires of these men. At full steam of 20,000 leagues under the sea by jules verne. This classic, first published in 1870, takes place in the deep watery depths and the famous nautilus, a submarine lead by captain nemo. Jules verne 1870 20000 leagues under the sea audiobook. Immersed in themes of exploration, avantgarde technology, and mans insatiable desire for knowledge and scientific progression, twenty thousand leagues under the sea has been an influence for many writers as well as an inspiration for numerous film adaptations. As many of you probably know i started the animal farm thread. The story follows a doctor and his journey out to sea to take out a killer animal responsible for multiple attacks and wrecks of ships. These men who would travel twenty thousand leagues under the sea. Verne named the nautilus after robert fultons reallife submarine nautilus 1800.
Originally published in 1870, vernes amazing adventure is one of the earliest scifi novels ever writtenand one of the most popular. Although captain nemo plays an active role in the novel, we actually learn very little about him. I was actually looking forward to listening to this. After barely surviving an attack on the creature, the voyagers discover that their quarry is in fact a remarkably advanced submarine, the nautilus. This book written by jules verne was a fascinating way to learn about the under water submarines. In walt disneys 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954, a liveaction technicolor film of the novel. Pale blue dot a vision of the human future in space audiobook duration. An american frigate, tracking down a ship sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention a. It was personally produced by walt disney through walt disney productions, directed by richard fleischer, and stars kirk douglas, james mason, paul. The oregan edition of 20,000 leagues under the sea published 072817 is not translated by anthony bonner though his name falsely appears alongside vernes in the kindle store listing for this book. And he spends most of the book trying to get back onto that dry, dirty stuff. He is the second most translated author in the world, behind agatha christie.
The famous oceanographer, pierre aronnax, thinks that the beast is a gargantuan narwhale. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. While the story itself is absorbing, it is the character of the enigmatic captain nemo that makes this novel so successful. As they wait for a boat that can take them to france, aronnax calculates that they had traveled about 20,000 leagues with captain nemo. In walt disney s 20,000 leagues under the sea 1954, a liveaction technicolor film of the novel. Now, i ask you the same thing about 20,000 leagues. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now.
Best known for his adventure novels 20,000 leagues under the sea, journey to the centre of the earth and around the world in eighty days, he is widely considered one of the founding fathers of science fiction. The jules verne classic 20,000 leagues under the sea has been adapted many times, too many times arguably and this is a demonstration of that. Adventure, pursuit, danger a huge seamonster has attacked and wrecked several ships from beneath the sea. A mysterious beast is attacking ships the world over. Prompted by disturbing reports of an enormous sea monster, marine biologist pierre aronnax joins an expedition to find and destroy it. Its creator, captain nemo, is driven by a thirst for knowledge and by a hatred. Books similar to 20,000 leagues under the sea 20,000 leagues under the sea. This distinction becomes clearer when the books french title is correctly translated. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea alternate title. Its supposed to be a classic actionadventure scifi book, right. Starring ben cross, richard crenna and paul due south gross its another fairly loyal but slightly compacted version of the original novel and the first one with even remotely modern special effects.
A world tour underwater is a classic science fiction adventure novel by french writer jules verne. Nautilus is the fictional submarine captained by nemo featured in jules vernes novels twenty thousand leagues under the sea 1870 and the mysterious island 1874. Twenty thousand leagues under the sea was revolutionary for its time, but its so larded with endless descriptions, lists of animal species, and seemingly pointless scenes that it can be a chore to slog through, though there are enough exciting bits to make the story itself worth it. Republished in 1871 with the subtitle of an underwater tour of the world. A french league in verns time was about four kilometers, or about 2.
The novel was originally serialized from march 1869 through june 1870 in. Go 20,000 leagues under the sea with sterlings illustrated classics series, and see jules vernes fantastic waterworld as never before. An american frigate, tracking down a shipsinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention a. Professor arronax bravely joins a mission to hunt him down. For the past 120 years, readers of english have known only a poor imitation of jules vernes classic french novel vingt mille lieues sous les. Bonners wellreceived, modern translation is still ed and cannot be used in unauthorized editions such as this. Project gutenbergs twenty thousand leagues under the sea slightly abridged. The project gutenberg etext of twenty thousand leagues under.
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