Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Klappentext With an exclusive introduction and notes by David Stuart Davies. Translation by Louis Mercier. Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is not only a classic science fiction novel, it is also a thrilling adventure yarn. Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant Conseil and Canadian harpooner Ned Land are held prisoners aboard the fantastic submarine, the Nautilus, by its enigmatic and charismatic commander, Captain Nemo: 'That terrible avenger, a perfect archangel of hatred.' And so begins a hazardous and eventful voyage which leads them from the lost city of Atlantis, to the South Pole, hunting in underwater forests and to an encounter with a ferocious giant squid. Published in 1870, the novel continues to fascinate and engage the reader, presenting as it does an incredible journey into a mysterious world of excitement and danger! Zusammenfassung Professor Aronnax! his faithful servant! Conseil! and the Canadian harpooner! Ned Land! begin a hazardous voyage to rid the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. However! the "monster" turns out to be a giant submarine! commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo! by whom they are soon held captive.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: J. Verne, Jules Verne
• Con la collaborazione di: Keith Carabine (Editore), David Stuart Davies (Introduzione), Keith Carabine (Editore della collana)
• Editore: Wordsworth
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 8 a 12 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.05.1992
• EAN: 9781853260315
• ISBN: 978-1-85326-031-5
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Wordsworth Classics; Wordsworth Classics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary