'It is a ripping yarn,but it is also an eerie tale of isolation and madness...with a compellingly Byronic central character'GuardianCombining thrilling adventure with scientific facts and a wonder at the natural world,Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is Jules Verne's most enduringly popular novel. It begins when a vast black object is spotted menacing the oceans,causing panic over the world. When Professor Aronnax joins an expedition to hunt down the creature,he and his two companions discover it is a giant submarine,the Nautilus. Captured and held prisoner on board by its captain,Nemo - unpredictable,enigmatic,exiled from humanity - they have no choice but to travel the terrifying underwater depths with him. Translated with an Introduction and Notes by David Coward
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141394930Number of pages: 528Weight: 362 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 22 mm
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