Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seaby Jules Verne | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - Adventure" |
| Pages: | 288 |
| Year of Publication: | 1869 |
| Date Read: | 03/21/1996 |
| Notes: | Professor Pierre Aronnax, the narrator of the story, boards an American frigat commissioned to investigate a rash of attacks on international shipping by what is thought to be an amphibious monster. The supposed sea creature, which is actually the submarine Nautilus, sinks Aronnax’s vessel. He is imprisoned along with his devoted servant Conseil and Ned Land, a temperamental harpooner. The survivors meet Captain Nemo, an enigmatic misanthrope who leads them on a worldwide, yearlong underwater adventure. COMMENTS — Verne’s novels were noted for depictions of fantastic but nonetheless carefully conceived imaginary scientific wonders. He foresaw a number of devices and developments, including the submarine, the aqualung, television and space travel. |
| My Rating: | 6 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2003-07-22 14:07:09
