Showing results for title "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", by author "Jules Verne" in World Literature

During the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster, which some suggest to be a giant narwhal. The United States government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy the monster. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist and narrator of the story, who happens to be in New York at the time, receives a last-minute invitation to join the expedition which he accepts. Canadian whaler and master harpoonist Ned Land and Aronnax's faithful servant Conseil are also brought aboard.

Embark on an unforgettable journey with this captivating audiobook collection featuring four of Jules Verne's most beloved novels: "20000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Around the World in Eighty Days," "Journey to the Center of the Earth," and "The Mysterious Island." Known as the father of science fiction, Jules Verne's timeless tales transport listeners to extraordinary worlds filled with adventure, discovery, and the boundless possibilities of human imagination.

Dvadcat' tysyach l'e pod vodoy (1870) - odin iz naibolee izvestnyh romanov populyarnogo francuzskogo pisatelya Zhyulya Verna - rasskazyvaet o neveroyatnom puteshestvii v morskih nedrah na udivitel'noy ehlektricheskoy podvodnoy lodke "Nautilus". Pered geroyami razvorachivayutsya chudesa Indiyskogo i Tihogo okeanov, yuzhnyh i severnyh morey. Oni vysazhivayutsya na Yuzhnyy polyus, puteshestvuyut po morskomu dnu, ohotyatsya v podvodnyh lesah i srazhayutsya so strashnymi predstavitelyami vodnoy stihii.

This is a classic adventure tale set far down in the briny deep. Captain Nemo hunts the terrifying and mysterious monster that has already wrecked ships which disturbed its slumber. A scary, illuminating, and exciting listen for all ages, this story has achieved almost mythical status, and Jules Verne's great writing style makes the truly unbelievable seem entirely feasible: and utterly absorbing.

"20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne is a classic science fiction adventure novel that takes listeners on an underwater journey aboard the submarine "Nautilus". The story follows Professor Pierre Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and Canadian whaler Ned Land as they are captured by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. As they travel through the world’s oceans, they encounter extraordinary sea creatures, explore mysterious underwater landscapes, and grapple with the captain's complex motivations.