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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World is an adventure fiction and Victorian science fiction novel by Jules Verne. Key subjects include underwater exploration.

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About Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World" by Jules Verne is a science fiction adventure novel serialized from March 1869 to June 1870. When ships encounter a mysterious sea monster in 1866, Professor Pierre Aronnax joins an American expedition to hunt it down. After an attack, he discovers the creature is actually a futuristic submarine called the Nautilus, commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Held captive aboard, Aronnax and his companions embark on an extraordinary underwater journey across the world's oceans, witnessing marvels and dangers beneath the waves.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Science fiction
  • Submarines, Ships
  • Sea stories
  • Adventure stories
  • Underwater exploration

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Who wrote Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World?

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World was written by Jules Verne.

What genre is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World?

It is usually shelved as Adventure, Victorian Science Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

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Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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Yes β€” LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 16 h 46 min.

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