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Vingt mille lieues sous les mers
Jules Verne
publisher: Hetzel, Paris, 1869? - 70?

translated as:
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
publisher: Querido, Amsterdam, 1998
translation: William Butcher

refered to by:
Moby Dick
Herman Melville


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French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover instead the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain.


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BOOKS BY JULES VERNE:

Around the World in Eighty Days
1872
Follows the adventures of Phileas Fogg, an imperturbable English gentleman, as, in 1872, he tries to win his wager that he can travel around the world in eighty days.
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
1869? - 70?
French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover instead the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
1864
When Axel deciphers an old parchment that describes a secret passage through a volcano to the centre of the Earth, nothing will stop his Uncle Lidenbrock from setting out at once. So, with silent Hans the guide, the two men embark on a perilous, terrifying journey through the subterranean world.
The Mysterious Island
1874
Adventure novel by Jules Verne, published in French in three volumes as L'ile mysterieuse in 1874 and included in his popular science-fiction series 'Voyages extraordinaires' (1863-1910).
Michael Strogoff: a Courier of the Czar
1876
While in the service of Alexander II, Michael Strogoff faces almost insurmountable obstacles as he carries a message from Moscow to Irkutsk during the time of a Tatar rebellion.
Keraban the Inflexible
1883
Keraban is determined not to pay the tax required to cross the Bosphorus by boat, so he journeys by land around the Black Sea.
From the Earth to the Moon
1865
After making careful plans, three ingenious and courageous men fly through space towards the moon.
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