20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

The Completely Restored and Annotated Edition (translated and with critical materials by Walter James Miller and Frederick Paul Walter) was published in hardcover in 1993, and a 2nd printing paperback in 1998. This is considered by the North American Jules Verne Society to be the definitive edition in existence. 

• Restores nearly one-quarter of the original manuscript, purged from the standard (Mercier) English version in 1873.
• Recovers the whimsical and prescient dreams of Captain Nemo, the exemplary science fiction hero.
• Provides rich background material to enhance understanding and reading pleasure.
• Elevates Verne's scientific standing by correcting hundreds of errors made by previous translators.

In an age that has seen the wildest speculations of science become reality, Jules Verne is regarded as both a technological prophet and one of the most exciting masters of imagination the world has ever known. Of all his novels, none is more compelling and thrilling than 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This extraordinary voyage into the depths of the unknown aboard the legendary submarine Nautilus—commanded by the brilliant, tragic Captain Nemo—explores both the incredible possibilities of science and the twisted labyrinth of the human mind. The novel stands as science raised to the level of literature and remains a vivid expression of a new era of technological advancement and humanity's place within that world. And now, readers of English can appreciate what Europeans and Russians have known for more than a century: Jules Verne is a savvy storyteller meant for adult consumption, yet his sense of wonder appeals to all ages.

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Table of Contents:

PART ONE

1. A Runaway Reef
2. The Pros and Cons
3. As Master Wishes
4. Ned Land
5. At Random
6. At Full Steam
7. A Whale of Unknown Species
8. Mobilis in Mobili
9. Ned Land's Temper
10. The Man of the Waters
11. The Nautilus
12. Entirely by Electricity
13. A Few Figures
14. The Black Tide
15. An Invitation in Writing
16. Strolling the Plains
17. An Underwater Forest
18. 4,000 Leagues Under the Pacific
19. Vanikoro
20. Torres Strait
21. A Few Days Ashore
22. Captain Nemo's Lightning Bolts
23. Aegri Somnia
24. The Coral Realm

PART TWO

1. The Indian Ocean
2. A New Proposition from Captain Nemo
3. A Pearl Worth $2,000,000
4. The Red Sea
5. Arabian Tunnel
6. The Greek Isles
7. The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours
8. Vigo Bay
9. A Lost Continent
10. Underwater Coalfields
11. The Sargasso Sea
12. Sperm Whales and Right Whales
13. The Ice Barrier
14. The South Pole
15. Accident or Incident?
16. Shortage of Air
17. From Cape Horn to the Amazon
18. The Devilfish
19. The Gulf Stream
20. In Latitude 47° 24' and Longitude 17° 28'
21. A Mass Execution
22. Captain Nemo's Last Words
23. Conclusion

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