Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: Golgotha Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2013-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1610425987

Some critics claim that Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, published in 1870, is Jules Verne’s masterpiece. The novel is narrated by Professor Pierre Aronnax of the Paris Museum of Natural History. It is set in the year 1866 (Verne was already working on the manuscript at that time) and the world of the sea is in the news with the supposed sightings of a sea monster that is much too large and fast to be a whale. When a boat is damaged, apparently by the sea monster, Aronnax, while on a researching assignment in New York is asked by the United States government to help track down the monster. Aronnax (illustrations of Aronnax in the original edition look very much like Verne) takes his loyal Belgian valet (Conseil) with him – both Aronnax and Conseil are men of science – cool, rational, and possessing encyclopaedic knowledge of the sea. Ned Land serves as their foil – a passionate and foolhardy harpooner from Canada. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Around the World in Eighty Days (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)

Around the World in Eighty Days (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: Golgotha Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2013-11-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1610426002

Around the World in Eighty Days was published in 1873 and features Phileas Fogg as the protagonist. Fogg, a noble Londoner who lived on Savile Row, had made a wager at the Reform Club, for £20,000 (worth over a million pounds in 21st century value) that he could travel around the world in eighty days. Fogg is a very careful and precise man who has just fired his manservant for bringing him shaving water that was two degrees colder than he asked for. Fogg has a new valet, Jean Passepartout, a young Frenchman, who is looking forward to a quiet life with Phileas. Around the World in Eighty Days is Verne at his most fun – there was plenty of comic relief in the novel. He was able to use his own experience of recent travels to provide background for the narrative. The book was finished under a punishing deadline Verne set for himself – not unlike Fogg’s deadline for circumnavigating the world. The book was the most successful in terms of sales during the author’s lifetime, selling 108,000 copies before his death. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.

Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Adventure comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781933865089

A graphic novel version of Jules Verne's Twenty thousand leagues under the sea.

The Extraordinary Journeys

The Extraordinary Journeys
Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2005
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0192804650

"First Mate Shandon receives a mysterious letter asking him to construct a reinforced steamship in Liverpool. As he heads out for Melville Bay and the Arctic labyrinth, a crewman reveals himself to be John Hatteras, and his lifelong obsession, the Pole. Despite experiencing appalling cold and hunger, the captain treks across the frozen wastes in search of fuel. Abandoned by his crew, Hatteras remains without resources at the coldest spot on earth. How can he find food and explore the Polar Sea? And what will he find at the top of the world?"--Back cover.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Author: Adam Grant
Publisher: Scholastic
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1999
Genre: Submarines (Ships)
ISBN: 9780439056724

A comic book-style retelling of the novel.

The Dark Deeps

The Dark Deeps
Author: Arthur Gregory Slade
Publisher: Ember
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0375854045

Fourteen-year-old Modo, a shape-changing hunchback, and Octavia take on another mission as secret agents for the Permanent Association in Victorian London, investigating the cause behind the sinking of several ships in the same place.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Retold For Kids (Beginner Reader Classics)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Retold For Kids (Beginner Reader Classics)
Author: Max James
Publisher: KidLit-O Press
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2013-08-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1629170038

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is one of the most thrilling books ever wrote…but it’s also difficult for some younger readers. This book takes the classic novels and retells it for modern readers as a beginning reader chapter book! The story tells of the adventures of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus in a way that beginning readers can understand. KidLit-O’s newest series helps introduce younger readers to classic works of literature by retelling them as beginning reader chapter books.

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Modernista
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2024-05-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9180949290

A stranger with a striking appearance arrives in the small village of Bramblehurst on a cold, snowy day. His face is completely covered in bandages, with only a fake nose protruding. The villagers wonder why he is disguised, and when mysterious burglaries begin to occur, they decide to unmask the stranger. What they discover is not just a man trapped by his own creation, but a chilling reflection of the unsolvable secrets deep within human nature. The Invisible Man is a timeless classic that not only entertains and thrills, but also sheds light on questions of human nature and the dangers that arise when the boundaries of science are crossed. It is a captivating and thought-provoking reading experience that has challenged readers for generations to contemplate their own life choices. H. G. WELLS [1866-1946] was a British author and pioneer in the science fiction genre. His works, including The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, delved into futuristic and societal critique themes. Wells’s visionary portrayals of technology, social structures, and extraterrestrial life made him one of the most influential writers in his field and a precursor to modern science fiction.