| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author), Bonner, Anthony (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0553212524 ISBN-13: 9780553212525 Publisher: Bantam Classics OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: January 1985 Annotation: 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 all society.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 64023657 |
| Lexile Measure: 710 |
| Series: Bantam Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 4.1" W x 6.8" (0.40 lbs) 437 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 523 Reading Level: 10.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 28.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 all society. More than a marvelously thrilling drama, this classic novel, written in 1870, foretells with uncanny accuracy the inventions and advanced technology of the twentieth century and has become a literary stepping-stone for generations of science fiction writers. |