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Title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea/Completely Restored and Annotated by Jules Verne, Frederick Paul Walter, Walter James Miller ISBN: 0-87021-678-3 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: October, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The rest of the adventure story
Comment: I could not believe this version of 20,000 leagues under the sea. I learned so much from this book. All the other movies and stories that I heard about Captain Nemo were not even close to all the adventures that he goes on in this book. When I think about the movie by Walt Disney and then remember the book I realize that the movie was about 1/4 of the books adventures.
All the adventures that I never heard about before like the hunt on the sea floor with the electric bullets, the Arabian tunnel under the sea, Santorin Island the Grecian Archipelago, the volcanoes of the Mediterranean, the Bay of Vigo with all the treasures, the size of the mountains in Atlantis, the adventure at the South Pole, the fight with all the sperm whales, his home Island and the production of salt to run his electric engines.
There is so much more to this story than what I have heard before and in this edition the foot notes are excellent. I especially like the story of Arachne and how the name of Arachnid came to mean spiders. The footnotes explain all the literary references which are helpful to understanding the characters. There is so much information here about the sea world in an adventure that makes each moment exciting.
Verne must have done so much research for this book to get all the scientific information correct. I never thought they knew all those things about the sea at that time.
I was surprised by the character of Nemo who never seemed to go after anyone unless he was attacked. The whole idea that he chased after all forms of warships was something made up in Hollywood. Nemo never seemed to want to even deal with people. The story of Nemo's life at the end of the book explains many of his behaviors.
The description of all the types of food that they were constantly eating was interesting you never knew what they were going to catch in the Nautilus' nets.
I thought the adventure at the South Pole was the best of all with the predicament that they got into. It was the most adventurous and had the most suspense.
I do not know why a book like this is not required reading for high school kids they would learn so much as well as adults. There is so much science geography, ichthyology, astronomy practical uses of physics etc.
I would recommend this book to everyone who likes science and adventure.
Rating: 5
Summary: excellent book
Comment: This is one of Verne's best books. It is full of scientific and technical/technological details (I had to use several encyclopedias/dictionaries to find some words' meaning), historical references - no doubt Verne researched the topics thoroughly. It is also humorous in places but certainly entertaining and serious on every page. As the story progresses you will discover Verne's view on society in sentences like "The world needs no new continents, it needs new people." As for the storyline, you will never guess what happens next. Every intelligent person with an open mind will find this book a must read.
Rating: 5
Summary: A vast improvement
Comment: Most of Jules Verne's works were hastily translated, with many "improvements" made in the process, such as deletion of scientific exposition, as well as deletion of many moments deemed by the translator as dull.
This, the Restored and Annotated version of 20,000 leagues, is a VAST improvement over previous English editions. The translation is very well done, and the annotations explain what has been changed and what previous translations accomplished.
Highly recommended!
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Title: The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne, Isaac Asimov ISBN: 0451524918 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: December, 1986 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Around the World in Eighty Days: The Extraordinary Journeys by Jules Verne, William Butcher ISBN: 0192837788 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne ISBN: 0812550927 Publisher: Tor Classics Pub. Date: 15 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne ISBN: 0140022651 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: October, 1965 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells ISBN: 0812505158 Publisher: Aerie Pub. Date: 15 February, 1993 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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