Verne's classic tale of Captain Nemo and the submarine the Nautilus has left a profound mark on the twentieth century. Its themes are universal, its style humorous and grandiose, its construction masterly. Cover -- THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEYS TWENTY...
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Verne's classic tale of Captain Nemo and the submarine the Nautilus has left a profound mark on the twentieth century. Its themes are universal, its style humorous and grandiose, its construction masterly. Cover -- THE EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEYS TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- Inspiration -- Inception -- The Nautilus -- Atlantis -- Lists -- Characters -- Nemo -- The Question of Nationalities -- Conclusion -- NOTE ON THE TEXT AND TRANSLATION -- The Three Main Editions -- The Present Translation -- Geographical Information -- Marine Terminology -- Implausibilities -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Studies -- Principal Non-Fiction Sources -- A CHRONOLOGY OF JULES VERNE -- TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS -- CONTENTS -- PART ONE -- 1. A SHIFTING REEF -- 2. PROS AND CONS -- 3. AS MONSIEUR PLEASES -- 4. NED LAND -- 5. AT RANDOM -- 6. FULL STEAM AHEAD -- 7. AN UNKNOWN SPECIES OF WHALE -- 8. MOBILIS IN MOBILI -- 9. NED LAND'S FITS OF ANGER -- 10. THE MAN OF THE SEA -- 11. THE NAUTILUS -- 12. ALL BY ELECTRICITY -- 13. A FEW FIGURES -- 14. THE BLACK RIVERT -- 15. A LETTER OF INVITATION -- 16. AN EXCURSION OVER THE PLAINS -- 17. AN UNDERWATER FOREST -- 18. FOUR THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE PACIFIC -- 19. VANIKORO -- 20. TORRES STRAIT -- 21. A FEW DAYS ON LAND -- 22. CAPTAIN NEMO'S LIGHTNING -- 23. ÆGRI SOMNIA -- 24. THE CORAL KINGDOM -- PART TWO -- 1. THE INDIAN OCEAN -- 2. A NEW INVITATION FROM CAPTAIN NEMO -- 3. A PEARL WORTH TEN MILLION -- 4. THE RED SEA -- 5. ARABIAN TUNNEL -- 6. THE GREEK ISLANDS -- 7. THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS -- 8. VIGO BAY -- 9. A LOST WORLD -- 10. UNDERWATER COALMINES -- 11. THE SARGASSO SEA -- 12. BALEEN AND SPERM WHALES -- 13. THE ICE-CAP -- 14. THE SOUTH POLE -- 15. ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT? -- 16. NOT ENOUGH AIR -- 17. FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON -- 18. SQUID -- 19. THE GULF STREAM -- 20. 47° 24´ N, 17° 28´ W -- 21. A MASSACRE -- 22. CAPTAIN NEMO'S LAST WORDS -- 23. CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX 1. INCEPTION -- In the Margin -- Climax.
