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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne is about the adventures of Captain Nemo and his crew aboard the submarine, Nautilus.

Free Worldwide Delivery : 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea : Hardback : Sterling Juvenile : 9781402757761 : 140275776X : 20 Nov 2008 : Allows the reader to join Captain Nemo on an unforgettable adventure: submarines, sea monsters and even the lost city of Atlantis rise from the page as if emerging from the waves.

In the year 1866, rumors of a sea monster attacking ships in the Pacific Ocean have created apprehension and fear among sailors, disrupting the shipping lanes. Prof. Pierre M. Aronnax and his assistant, Conseil, are on their way to Saigon but get stuck in San Francisco by the halting of ships. The U.S. government invites Aronnax onto an expedition to either prove or disprove the monster's existence.

*MPAA Rating: UNRATED. *Format: DVD. *Runtime: 74 minutes.

Captivating audio CD brings this classic novel to life! Adapted into 10 short chapters to introduce or help clients recall great works of classic literature while improving comprehension, listening skills, vocabulary and fluency. Expertly paced narration and sound effects keep interest high. Jules Verne tells the story of French Professor Aronnax and his servant who join the Abraham Lincoln, an American frigate, on a mission to find and destroy an undersea monster they think is responsible for the...

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An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo.  Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors, who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo's death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of the South Pole . . .as Captain Nemo, one of the greatest villians ever created, takes his revenge on...

Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each title--offering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.

CLASSIC COLLECTION: French Professor Aronnax and his servant join the Abraham Lincoln, an American frigate, on a mission to find and destroy a "sea-unicorn of colossal dimensions, armed not with a halberd, but with a real spur, as the armored frigates." The undersea monster is thought to be responsible for the disappearance of over 200 ships. When they encounter the "gigantic cetacean" it disables the Abraham Lincoln and knocks Professor Aronnax, his servant, and the hot-tempered harpooner, Ned...

Description ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP A group of men set sail to solve the mystery of a sea monster in this amazing underwater adventure. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: * A concise introduction that gives readers important background information * A chronology of the author's life and work * A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context * An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations...

A mysterious phenomenon was noticed in the year 1866. Vessels at sea had seen a long large object more powerful in its movement than a whale. A French scientist was commissioned to investigate. A frigate was specially fitted out for this expedition. After three months of cruising the high seas, the frigate encountered the monster and shot out its harpoon to strike the creature. Suddenly, a giant waterspout issued forth from the monster and threw the scientist and his colleagues on the monster’s back...

Although this movie gets hokey at times, thanks to Kirk Douglas' somewhat buffoonish portrayal of captured whaling harpoonist Ned Land and James Mason's somewhat stiltily-portrayed Captain Nemo, it is, none-the-less a powerful depiction of one brilliant man's violent revenge against the hated governments which have murdered his family in their brutal attempts to steal the secret of nuclear-electric energy from Nemo. Nemo -- along with his hand-picked and loyal-unto-death crew of political fugitives...

This animated adaptation of Jules Verne's classic story 20,00 Leagues Under the Sea. The story involves a girl who pretends to be a boy in order to sneak onto the Nautilus, a ship led by Captain Nemo, who forces the girl to make a momentous decision when he discovers her on the vessel. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Kirk Douglas, James Mason, Peter Lorre. The engrossing fantasy based on Jules Verne’s famous novel about the adventures of the high-tech submarine Nautilus and its crusty seadog Captain Nemo. 2 DVDs. 1954/color/126 min/G/widescreen.

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Full Description: For the past 120 years, readers of English have known only a poor imitation of Jules Verne's classic French novel Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers and consequently relegated the writer to the category of a "boy's author". Since 1873 the standard English version has been Lewis Mercier's mangled "translation," a work that's filled with errors, mistranslations, and bogus additions, and missing nearly a quarter of Verne's original text. Now, thanks to the life-long efforts of two Verne...