Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - Brossura

Verne, Jules; Allen, Philip Schuyler

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ISBN 10: 0486448495 ISBN 13: 9780486448497

Casa editrice: Dover Pubns, 2006

Riassunto

The "man who invented the future," French novelist Jules Verne fanned mankind's desire to explore earth's hidden territories. His prophetic 1870 adventure novel, featuring a fabulous underwater craft commanded by the brilliant and mysterious Captain Nemo, predated the deep-water submarine.
Weaving amazing scientific achievements with simple, everyday occurrences, this memorable tale brims with detailed descriptions of a futuristic vessel and bizarre scenes of life on the ocean's bottom. On-board travelers view Red Sea coral, wrecks of a historic naval battle, Antarctic ice shelves, and the fictional Atlantis. In addition, they confront a giant squid and belligerent cannibals, among other rousing adventures.
The crowning achievement of Verne's literary career, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea not only influenced H. G. Wells and future generations of writers, but also inspired numerous films.

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L'autore:

"The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived." — Arthur C. Clarke. Jules Verne started out composing librettos, but the French-born author's passion for travel and exploration compelled him to turn to adventure tales, creating the prototype for today's science fiction. One of the most translated authors in the world, Jules Verne is best known for his classics, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days.

Contenuti:

Part One A Shifting Reef Two Sides of an Argument I Make My Decision Ned Land The Great Adventure Full Steam Ahead An Unknown Species of Whale Our New Quarters Ned Land Attacks The Man of the Seas The Nautilus The Soul of the Nautilus Captain Nemo Explains The Black River A Note of Invitation On the Bottom of the Sea A Submarine Forest Four Thousand Leagues under the Pacific The Island of Vanikoro Torres Straits Arcadian Days on Land Captain Nemo's Thunderbolt Confinement The Realm of Coral Part Two The Indian Ocean The Island of Ceylon A Pearl of Great Price The Red Sea Under the Isthmus The Grecian Archipelago The Mediterranean in Forty-eight Hours Vigo Bay The Lost Continent Submarine Coal Mines The Sargasso Sea Cachalots and Whales The Great Ice Barrier The South Pole An Overturned Mountain A Living Tomb From Cape Horn to the Amazon The Poulps The Gulf Stream We Visit a Tomb Human Sacrifice Captain Nemo's Last Words Conclusion

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Dover Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0486448495
• ISBN 13: 9780486448497
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 269