Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas

‘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...

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Main Author: Verne, Jules
Other Authors: Butcher, William
Format: Book
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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South pole
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/owc/9780198818649.001.0001
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spelling croxfordunivpr:10.1093/owc/9780198818649.001.0001 2024-04-28T08:38:48+00:00 Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas Verne, Jules Butcher, William 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/owc/9780198818649.001.0001 unknown Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198818649 9780191920196 book 2019 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/owc/9780198818649.001.0001 2024-04-02T08:06:25Z ‘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 The volume also contains unpublished information about the novel's inception. Book South pole Oxford University Press
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description ‘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.
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