Illustration by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riouĭuring the year 1866, ships of various nationalities sight a mysterious sea monster, which, it is later suggested, might be a gigantic narwhal.
Conseil – Aronnax's Flemish servant, very devoted to him and knowledgeable in biological classification.Professor Pierre Aronnax – the narrator of the story, a French natural scientist.The title refers to the distance traveled under the various seas: 20,000 metric leagues (80,000 km, over 40,000 nautical miles), nearly twice the circumference of the Earth. Its depiction of Captain Nemo's underwater ship, the Nautilus, is regarded as ahead of its time, since it accurately describes many features of today's submarines, which in the 1860s were comparatively primitive vessels.Ī model of the French submarine Plongeur (launched in 1863) figured at the 1867 Exposition Universelle, where Jules Verne examined it and was inspired by it when writing his novel. The book was widely acclaimed on its release and remains so it is regarded as one of the premier adventure novels and one of Verne's greatest works, along with Around the World in Eighty Days and Journey to the Center of the Earth. A deluxe octavo edition, published by Hetzel in November 1871, included 111 illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Jules Hetzel's fortnightly periodical, the Magasin d'éducation et de récréation. With portholes as mouse ears, you'll see the giant squid attack and honor Disney's 100 anniversary with a special metal tag.Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas ( French: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. You'll have a whale of a tale to tell of your explorations and adventures aboard the Nautilus submarine while wearing this simulated leather ear headband themed to Walt Disney's mighty motion picture 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Part of the Disney 100 Celebration Colections.Part of the Disney100 Decades 1950s Collection.Walt Disney's widescreen adaptation of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was released on December 23, 1954.Ears are imagined as portholes, one with a hinged ''bubble'' window that can be opened and closed.Simulated leather ears with raised elements.With portholes as mouse ears, you'll see the giant squid attack and honor Disney's 100 anniversary with a special metal tag.
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