Description: About this productSynopsisFor the past 120 years, readers of English have known only a poor imitation of Jules Verne's classic French novel Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers and consequently relegated the writer to the category of a boy's author. Since 1873 the standard English version has been Lewis Mercier's mangled translation, a work that's filled with errors, mistranslations, and bogus additions, and missing nearly a quarter of Verne's original text. Now, thanks to the life-long efforts of two Verne scholars, the English-speaking world at last has access to a definitive translation, the only English version based solely on the level of literary artist and scientific visionary, a category he has always enjoyed in Europe and Russia. Mercier's act of literary vandalism went unnoticed until 1965, when New York University English professor Walter Miller discovered the missing text and began the restoration of the Verne masterpiece. After nearly thirty years of work, including rigorous examinations of his translation by experts in marine technology and biology, Miller teamed that Frederick Paul Walter in 1992 to create this landmark scientific and literary achievement. Restored to the volume along with the original woodcut illustrations are the entertaining and often prescient drams of Captain Nemo, widely considered the prototypical science-fiction character. In this novel alone Verne has anticipated submarine diving planes, scuba gear, underwater laboratories, and marine ecological disasters. He also inspired large-scale underwater mining and farming of flora and fauna, and electricity from thermoclines, all currently in development. Restoration of these visionary ideas and some twenty-three percent of the original text is certain to elevate Verne's standing in American scientific and literary circles.Originally published: Chicago: Rand McNally, 1922. (The Windermere series). With a new introductory note.The "man who invented the future," Verne created the prototype for modern science fiction. His prophetic 1870 adventure novel, featuring a bizarre underwater craft commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo, predated the submarine. The crowning achievement of Verne's literary career, the book influenced H. G. Wells and later generations of writers.When Professor Aronnax agrees to investigate a series of attacks by a mysterious sea monster, he begins an incredible underwater journey that leads him from Atlantis to the South Pole.Product IdentifiersISBN-100870216783ISBN-139780870216787eBay Product ID (ePID)44655Key DetailsAuthorJules VerneNumber Of Pages424 pagesEdition DescriptionUnabridgedFormatPaperbackPublication Date1993-09-24LanguageEnglishPublisherNaval Institute PressPublication Year1993Additional DetailsOriginal LanguageFrenchIllustratedYesDimensionsWeight25.6 OzHeight1.3 In.Width7 In.Length10 In.Target AudienceGroupTradeClassification MethodLCCN93-013835Dewey Decimal843/.8Dewey Edition22ContributorsAnnotations byFredrick P. Walter, Walter J. MillerTranslated byFredrick P. Walter, Walter J. Miller
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Book Title: 20000 Leagues under the Sea : the Completely Restored and Annotated Edition
Number of Pages: 424 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Topic: Literary, Action & Adventure, Sea Stories
Publication Year: 1993
Item Height: 1.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 25.6 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Jules Vern
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
