| Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author) |
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ISBN: 1509827870 ISBN-13: 9781509827879 Publisher: MacMillan Collector's Library OUR PRICE: $11.04 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Sea Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 3.8" W x 6" (0.55 lbs) 536 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 523 Reading Level: 10.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 28.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Science and adventure are electrifying accomplices in Jules Verne's classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. This epic and enduring tale anticipates not just wonders such as electric light and submarine navigation, but the obsession with technology and travel that today so shapes our lives. It is Verne's inspired foresight, combined with his extraordinary talent for storytelling, that continue to make this novel such a compelling read. The excitement this adventure caused around the world when it was first published 150 years ago can still be very easily imagined indeed in the 21st century. Illustrated by Edouard Riou, with an Afterword by David Stuart Davies. |
Contributor Bio(s): Verne, Jules: - Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a prominent science fiction author. He penned many classics, such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. |