Jules Verne's Twenty thousand leagues under the sea : the definitive unabridged edition based on the original French texts
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Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. English
Author
Verne, Jules, 1828-1905.
Contributors
Miller, Walter James, 1918-2010.
Walter, Frederick Paul.
Published
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [1993].
ISBN
1557508771, 9781557508775, 0870216783, 9780870216787
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Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - StacksSF VERNEOn Shelf
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Science fiction.
Submarines (Ships) -- Fiction.
Underwater exploration -- Fiction.

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Published
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [1993].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxiv, 392 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
ISBN
1557508771, 9781557508775, 0870216783, 9780870216787

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This romance is remarkable for its prognostication of the invention of submarines. The central characters of the tale, in the process of exploring marine disturbances, are captured by the megalomaniacal Captain Nemo. An undersea tour in a strange craft and their ensuing escape conclude the work. The voyage of Nemo's 'submarine' the Nautilus permitted Verne to describe the wonders of an undersea world almost totally unknown to the general public of the period. Indebted to literary tradition for his Atlantis, he made his major innovation in having the submarine completely powered by electricity; although the interest in electrical forces goes back to Poe and Shelley. Concerning the enigmatic ending, Verne's readers had to wait for the three-part The Mysterious Island (1874-1875) to learn that Nemo had been the Indian warrior-prince Dakkar who had been involved in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Verne, J., Miller, W. J., & Walter, F. P. (1993). Jules Verne's Twenty thousand leagues under the sea: the definitive unabridged edition based on the original French texts . Naval Institute Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905, Walter James Miller and Frederick Paul. Walter. 1993. Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Definitive Unabridged Edition Based On the Original French Texts. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Verne, Jules, 1828-1905, Walter James Miller and Frederick Paul. Walter. Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Definitive Unabridged Edition Based On the Original French Texts Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 1993.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Verne, J., Miller, W. J. and Walter, F. P. (1993). Jules verne's twenty thousand leagues under the sea: the definitive unabridged edition based on the original french texts. Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Verne, Jules, Walter James Miller, and Frederick Paul Walter. Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: The Definitive Unabridged Edition Based On the Original French Texts Naval Institute Press, 1993.

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