20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

by Jules Verne

Overview

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1869. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax.

In the aftermath of the American Civil War, ships are sunk in the ocean by a mysterious creature, suspected to be a Narwhal, The American Frigate Abraham Lincoln is sent to find, and kill it. A french marine biologist, Pierre Aronnax, his flemish man servant Conseil, and Canadian Harpooner Ned Land, join the crew of the Abraham Lincoln to hunt down the creature and make the waters of the world safe again. - from Wikipedia

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012244857
Publisher:	McCarthy Press
Publication date:	03/12/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	716 KB

About the Author

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author from Brittany who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated individual author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have also been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction". - from Wikipedia

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris