Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Description

“[T]hree men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole and the corals of the Red Sea, and must battle countless adversaries both human and monstrous.” —
Binding Type: Hardcover
Contributors: Jules Verne,David Coward (Translator),David Coward (Introduction by)
Published: 07/11/2017
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN: 9780241198773
Pages: 528
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 1.70″ H x 7.90″ L x 5.30″ W

About the Author
Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre. His novels include Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869-70), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).

David Coward (translator) is emeritus professor of French at the University of Leeds. He has translated numerous French classics, including Molière’s plays, Simenon’s novels, and Albert Cohen’s Belle du Seigneur, for which he was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff prize in 1996.

Coralie Bickford-Smith (cover design) is an award-winning designer at Penguin Books (U.K.), where she has created several highly acclaimed series designs. She studied typography at Reading University and lives in London.