20,000 leagues under the sea

In the mid-nineteenth century, a French professor and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.

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Main Author: Verne, Jules, 1828-1905
Other Authors: Armes, Stephen (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
French
Published: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1996.
Series:Illustrated junior library
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Summary:In the mid-nineteenth century, a French professor and his two companions, trapped aboard a fantastic submarine as prisoners of the deranged Captain Nemo, come face to face with exotic ocean creatures and strange sights hidden from the world above.
Physical Description:424 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:0448413078
9780448413075
9780448424484
Author Notes:Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77.

(Bowker Author Biography)