Book description
This classic science fiction novel tells the story of Captain Nemo and
his submarine Nautilus and its various adventures as seen and recorded
by Professor Pierre Aronnax. The magnificent scale of the Nautilus,
Jules Verne's attention to mechanical details and his ability to make
the most fantastic ideas believable, makes this a tale of dazzling
ingenuity. The unknown creatures of the undersea world and the threats
and surprises that they hold, makes this a book that appeals to the
explorer in each one of us. It's continuing charm lies in the curious
mix of logic, fact and outright fiction. Jules Gabriel Verne
(1828-1905) was a French author who is regarded as the father of science
fiction. He wrote about air, sea and space travels and inventions that
were way ahead of his times. His imaginary lands, wondrous machines and
strange creatures provided the blueprint for all modern science fiction
that was to follow. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
(1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). He is the
second-most translated author in the world and his books have been made
into big ticket feature films, comic books and animations. He has
written all of 55 novels which are a part of the grand Extraordinary
Voyages collection which aimed 'to outline all the geographical,
geological, physical, and astronomical knowledge amassed by modern
science and to recount, in an entertaining and picturesque format ...
the history of the universe.'
