Description
Title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Author: Verne, Jules
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The MacMillan Company, New York
Publication Date: 1962
Edition: First Edition
Book Condition: VG
D-j Condition: Poor
Comments: D-j torn and worn.
Synopsis: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax after he, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land wash up on their ship. On the Nautilus, the three embark on a journey which has them going all around the world. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Jules Hetzel’s periodical, the Magasin d’Education et de Recreation. The deluxe illustrated edition, published by Hetzel in November 1871, included 111 illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Edouard Riou. The book was highly acclaimed when released and still is now; it is regarded as one of the premiere adventure novels and one of Verne’s greatest works, along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth. The description of Nemo’s ship, the Nautilus, was considered ahead of its time, as it accurately describes features on submarines, which at the time were very primitive vessels. Thus, the book has been able to age well because of its scientific theories, unlike some other of Verne’s works, like Journey to the Center of the Earth, which are not scientifically accurate and serve more simply as adventure novels.”
