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  • Published: 16 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141394930
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $24.99

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea




The great underwater adventure story by the 'Father of Science Fiction'

In this thrilling adventure tale, three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine, the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole and the corals of the Red Sea, and must battle countless adversaries, both human and monstrous. This new version by acclaimed translator David Coward brings Verne's novel vividly to life for a new generation of readers.

  • Published: 16 July 2018
  • ISBN: 9780141394930
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $24.99

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About the author

Jules Verne

Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in the city of Nantes, France . He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Mysterious Island and Around the World in Eighty Days. Verne is often referred to as the 'Father of science fiction' because he wrote about space, air and underwater travel before aeroplanes, spacecrafts and submarines were invented. He died in 1905.

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