Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (Voyages Extraordinaires)

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Jules Verne William Butcher (Lecturer at the Institute of Education and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Hong Kong)

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

Voyages Extraordinaires

Jules Verne, William Butcher (Lecturer at the Institute of Education and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Hong Kong)

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
30 April 2019

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: general; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Adventure; Science fiction; Classic science fiction; Fantasy; Sci-Fi Alternate History; Space Exploration; Steampunk Sci-Fi

Series: Oxford World's Classics

'I am going to sink it.''You are not!''I am,'

he coldly replied. 'Do not take it on yourself to judge me, monsieur.'French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, but discovers instead the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater realms of the globe, undergo a transcendental experience amongst the ruins of Atlantis, and plant a black flag at the South Pole. Nemo's mission is finally revealed to be a violent one-and his methods coldly efficient. Verne's classic novel has left a profound mark on subsequent centuries. Its themes are universal, its style alternately humorous and grandiose, its construction masterly. This new and unabridged translation brilliantly conveys the range of this seminal work. The volume also contains unpublished information about the novel's inception.

By: Jules Verne
Edited by: William Butcher (Lecturer at the Institute of Education and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Hong Kong)
Imprint: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780198818649
ISBN 10: 0198818645
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 30 April 2019
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Butcher is a Verne scholar and English Professor at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He has written extensively on French literature and on natural language processing, and is the author of Verne's Journey to the Centre of the Self: Space and Time in the Voyages Extraordinaires (Palgrave Macmillan, 1990).

Reviews for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (Voyages Extraordinaires)

Review from previous edition: '...stands head and shoulders above the other English translations of Verne I have seen.' - Nineteenth-Century French Studies