Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Jules Verne's much-loved classic about adventures beneath the waves

Informationen zum Autor Jules Verne, illustrated by Édouard Riou Klappentext Embark on an Extraordinary Voyage with Captain Nemo and the Nautilus Three adventurers set out to kill a sea monster, but all is not as it seems. Out in the vast expanse of the Pacific, they find not a beast but a submarine - the Nautilus, an advanced craft captained by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Captured and hauled aboard, they accompany him through coral reefs, shipwrecks, and ancient ruins. There they hunt sharks and battle giant squid, not realising that the greatest danger is Nemo himself, who will stop at nothing in his quest for vengeance. Beautifully illustrated by the French painter Édouard Riou, who worked with Jules Verne on six of his novels, this Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea also includes an afterword by author David Stuart Davies. Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much-loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This unabridged hardback edition is a must-have for lovers of classic science fiction and 19th-century adventure tales. Jules Verne's much-loved classic about adventures beneath the waves Zusammenfassung Jules Verne's much-loved classic about adventures beneath the waves

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Jules Verne's much-loved classic about adventures beneath the waves

Autorentext

Jules Verne, illustrated by Édouard Riou

Klappentext

Embark on an Extraordinary Voyage with Captain Nemo and the Nautilus

Three adventurers set out to kill a sea monster, but all is not as it seems. Out in the vast expanse of the Pacific, they find not a beast but a submarine - the Nautilus, an advanced craft captained by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Captured and hauled aboard, they accompany him through coral reefs, shipwrecks, and ancient ruins. There they hunt sharks and battle giant squid, not realising that the greatest danger is Nemo himself, who will stop at nothing in his quest for vengeance.

Beautifully illustrated by the French painter Édouard Riou, who worked with Jules Verne on six of his novels, this Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea also includes an afterword by author David Stuart Davies.

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much-loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. This unabridged hardback edition is a must-have for lovers of classic science fiction and 19th-century adventure tales.

Zusammenfassung
Jules Verne's much-loved classic about adventures beneath the waves