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Product: Book
ISBN-10: 0-19-282839-8
ISBN-13: 9780192828392
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Year: May 14, 1998
Size: 12.70 x 19.05 x 2.29cm
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 204gr
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0-19-282839-8
ISBN-13: 9780192828392
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Year: May 14, 1998
Size: 12.70 x 19.05 x 2.29cm
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 204gr
Binding: Paperback
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0.) Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
Charles Molina, Jules Verne
Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group; 1962
Hardcover
Jules Verne, Robin H. Waterfield (Eds.)
Puffin; 1995
Paperback
Jules Verne, Rod Whigham (illustrator), Roy Richardson (adapter)
Puffin Books; 2006
Paperback
8.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Streamline Books)
Jules Verne
Thomas Nelson & Sons; 1966
Paperback
10.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Progress English)
Jules Verne
Oxford University Press; 1988
Paperback
11.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (The Kennett Library)
John Kennett, Jules Verne
The Blackie Publishing Group; 1986
Paperback
12.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Simple French Readers)
Jules Verne
Macmillan; 1958
Hardcover
13.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Stories to Remember)
Jules Verne
Macmillan Education; 1991
Paperback
Jules Verne, Judith Conaway (adapter)
Random House Books for Young Readers; 1983
Paperback
17.) 20,000 LEAGUES UND SEA (Step-up adventures)
Judith Conaway
Random House Books for Young Readers; 1983
Hardcover
Stephen Armes, Anthony Bonner, Jules Verne
Grosset & Dunlap; 1996
Hardcover
22.) 20,000 Leagues under the Sea (Illustrated Junior Library)
Jules Verne
Grosset & Dunlap; 2000
Paperback
Jules Verne, Mendor T. Brunetti (translator)
Signet Classics; 1969
Paperback
Jules Verne, Walter James Miller (afterword), Mendor T. Brunetti (contribution)
Signet Classics; 2001
Paperback
32.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Everyman's Library)
Jules Verne, H. Firth (translator)
Littlehampton Book Services; 1968
Hardcover
35.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Jason)
Jules Verne
Littlehampton Book Services; 1974
Hardcover
Jules Verne
Orion Publishing Group; 1993
Paperback
Jules Verne, Philip Schuyler Allen (translator)
Dover Publications; 2006
Paperback
39.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Corgi SF collector's library)
Jules Verne, A. Bonner (translator)
Corgi Childrens; 1975
Paperback
Jules Verne, Anthony Bonner (translator)
Bantam Classics; 1985
Paperback
45.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Captain Nemo's Fantastic Voyage)
Jules Verne
Scholastic; 1985
Paperback
49.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, Gino D'Achille (illustrator)
Demco Media; 1994
Hardcover
Jules Verne, Judith Conaway (adapter)
Random House Books for Young Readers; 2004
Library Binding
Jules Verne, Leo and Diane Dillon (illustrator)
HarperCollins; 2000
Hardcover
Jules Verne, David Case (narrator)
Books on Tape; 1993
Audio Cassette
Jules Verne, Paul Wright (illustrator)
Dorling Kindersley Publishers; 1998
Hardcover
64.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne
Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C; 1997
Hardcover
65.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Heinle Reading Library)
Verne
Language Teaching Publications; 2003
Paperback
70.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, Frederick Davidson (narrator)
Blackstone Audiobooks; 1998
Audio Cassette
71.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Ultimate Classics,)
Jules Verne, Harlan Ellison (narrator)
Dove Audio; 1996
Audio Cassette
72.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Dove Kids)
Jules Verne, Harlan Ellison (narrator)
Audio Literature; 1996
Audio Cassette
81.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Raymond James, Jules Verne, Wayne Geehan (illustrator)
Troll Communications; 1990
School & Library Binding
83.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Steve Butz, Lillian Nordlicht, Jules Verne
Steck-Vaughn; 1980
School & Library Binding
84.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, Steve Butz (illustrator)
Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers; 1983
Paperback
86.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Andrea M. Clare, Jules Verne, David Grove (illustrator)
Fearon; 1979
Paperback
91.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Malvina G. Vogel (adapter)
Playmore Publishers; 1992
School & Library Binding
92.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Adapted by - Ardis Edwards Burton, Jules Verne, Reading Consultant - M. Jerry Weiss
Simon & Schuster; 1973
Paperback
96.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, Romy Gamboa (illustrator), Ernie Patricio (illustrator), Otto Binder (adapter)
Pendulum Press; 1973
Paperback
99.) Twenty thousand leagues under the sea (The World's best reading)
Jules Verne
Reader's Digest Association; 1990
Unknown Binding
100.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, Bill Ratner (contribution)
Cassette Works Audio; 1985
Audio Cassette
Jules Verne
Heron; 1969
Unknown Binding
103.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, Diane F. Grund (Eds.)
Kidsbooks.com; 1990
Paperback
Jules Verne, Michael Prichard (narrator)
Tantor Media; 2003
Audio CD
Jules Verne, 1stWorld Library (Eds.)
1st World Library; 2005
Hardcover
114.) 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)
Jules Verne
Audio Book Contractors; 1995
Audio Cassette
117.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Lake Illustrated Classics, Collection 1)
Jules Verne
Ags Pub; 1994
Paperback
118.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jules Verne, Romie Gambog (illustrator)
Educational Insights; 1998
Paperback
Jules Verne, David Meidenbauer (narrator), St. Charles Players (narrator), George Reese (narrator), Mark Andrew Reyes (narrator), Will Shupe (narrator)
Monterey Soundworks; 2001
Audio Cassette
Jules Verne, Malvina G. Vogel
Abdo Publishing Company; 2002
Library Binding
Jules Verne, Beth Nachison (Eds.), Henry C. Kiefer (illustrator)
Acclaim Books; 1997
Paperback
123.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (LRS Large Print Heritage)
Jules Verne
LRS (Library Reproduction Service); 1997
Library Binding
Jules Verne, Harlan Ellison (narrator)
New Millennium Audio; 2001
Audio Cassette
127.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Pablo Marcos Studio, Jules Verne, Malvina G. Vogel
Abdo Pub Co (E); 2002
Unknown Binding
Jules Verne, Victoria Blake (introduction)
Barnes & Noble Classics; 2005
Paperback
Jules Verne, 1stWorld Library (Eds.)
1st World Library; 2004
Paperback
Jules Verne
Wordsworth Editions; 1998
Paperback
132.) Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Classic Adventures)
Jules Verne
Fabbri Publishing
Hardcover
Jules Verne, John Carlisle (narrator)
Naxos Audiobooks; 1994
Audio CD
138.) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Classic Literature With Classical Music)
Jules Verne, John Carlisle (narrator)
Naxos Audiobooks; 1994
Audio Cassette
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The classic tale of Captain Nemo and the submarine the Nautilus, this is the quintessential translation by the internationally renowned Verne scholar, William Butcher. This edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea reports the very first study of Verne's manuscript and is packed with detail on artistic and scientific references.
The classic tale of Captain Nemo and the submarine the Nautilus, this is the quintessential translation by the internationally renowned Verne scholar, William Butcher. This edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea reports the very first study of Verne's manuscript and is packed with detail on artistic and scientific references.
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should have read this earlier 
If you don't know the story, it's about a naturalist, Professor Arronax, and his assistant on a quest to find the giant sea creature that's been menacing the seas. But the sea creature turns out to be a submarine, the Nautilus, and they're joined by the harpooner Ned Land in being rescued/captured by its crew when their attack on it fails. I definitely encountered this book far too late to fully enjoy it. Like when I tried re-reading Tolkein a couple of years ago, I found I lacked the patience to read through pages and pages of interminable description. There were several times when I just couldn't stand it any longer and I'd put the book down and go do something else. Only sheer stubbornness made me finish it. The story itself was interesting, though the style of the times was a bit of an obstacle. The enigmatic Captain Nemo is never fully explained, nor are the professor and his two companions. It's left up to the reader to fill in the blanks. The professor's unconcern about his imprisonment on the submarine is partially explained by his fascination with the undersea worlds he encounters; the complacence of his assistant and Ned Land are less understandable. Ned Land does try to escape occasionally, but he's portrayed as narrow-mindedly violent because of that, which I found peculiar. I do see why films were made from this--condensing those descriptive passages into scenery would make the action and adventure parts of the story stand out more. I've never seen one, but I'm thinking of adding one to the Netflix queue. Any suggestions of which version to try? In short, I'm giving this 4 stars for the story, but 2 stars for the pain of reading it.
If you don't know the story, it's about a naturalist, Professor Arronax, and his assistant on a quest to find the giant sea creature that's been menacing the seas. But the sea creature turns out to be a submarine, the Nautilus, and they're joined by the harpooner Ned Land in being rescued/captured by its crew when their attack on it fails. I definitely encountered this book far too late to fully enjoy it. Like when I tried re-reading Tolkein a couple of years ago, I found I lacked the patience to read through pages and pages of interminable description. There were several times when I just couldn't stand it any longer and I'd put the book down and go do something else. Only sheer stubbornness made me finish it. The story itself was interesting, though the style of the times was a bit of an obstacle. The enigmatic Captain Nemo is never fully explained, nor are the professor and his two companions. It's left up to the reader to fill in the blanks. The professor's unconcern about his imprisonment on the submarine is partially explained by his fascination with the undersea worlds he encounters; the complacence of his assistant and Ned Land are less understandable. Ned Land does try to escape occasionally, but he's portrayed as narrow-mindedly violent because of that, which I found peculiar. I do see why films were made from this--condensing those descriptive passages into scenery would make the action and adventure parts of the story stand out more. I've never seen one, but I'm thinking of adding one to the Netflix queue. Any suggestions of which version to try? In short, I'm giving this 4 stars for the story, but 2 stars for the pain of reading it.
A great title! 
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is one of those classics that has so made its imprint upon SF and popular culture that one needn't have read the book to know its features: the dark genius, Captain Nemo; the futuristic Nautilus with its thousand strange inventions and capabilities; and gigantic octopi that can drag a ship down to the abyss. In fact, this book is so invested into modern culture that hardly anyone nowadays has read it, and it is a work that, even more than 120 years after its first publication, yet deserves examination.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is one of those classics that has so made its imprint upon SF and popular culture that one needn't have read the book to know its features: the dark genius, Captain Nemo; the futuristic Nautilus with its thousand strange inventions and capabilities; and gigantic octopi that can drag a ship down to the abyss. In fact, this book is so invested into modern culture that hardly anyone nowadays has read it, and it is a work that, even more than 120 years after its first publication, yet deserves examination.
A real classic story kids should read! 
A fancinating story for kids and all the ages! Should have a map and ocean fish handbook while reading it. The printing is little too small for kids.
A fancinating story for kids and all the ages! Should have a map and ocean fish handbook while reading it. The printing is little too small for kids.
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Nowhere near Verne's best is still head and shoulders above modern science fiction
This isn't one of my favorites of verne's, but I still appreciate a wonderful scifi adventure. Verne always wrote his novels with a tool that many novelists, especially scifi novelists, lack. That tool is knowledge. Verne was a scientist. his books are always grounds to teach, to learn, and to speculate. It's so facinating now, so many years in the future, to see how amazingly close to the truth Verne often was using the little information available to him and his great scientific mind. My hero.
This isn't one of my favorites of verne's, but I still appreciate a wonderful scifi adventure. Verne always wrote his novels with a tool that many novelists, especially scifi novelists, lack. That tool is knowledge. Verne was a scientist. his books are always grounds to teach, to learn, and to speculate. It's so facinating now, so many years in the future, to see how amazingly close to the truth Verne often was using the little information available to him and his great scientific mind. My hero.
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- LITERARY CRITICISM – European – French
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- Literature – Classics – Criticism
- Science fiction
- Science Fiction – General
- Submarines (Ships)
- Underwater exploration
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