{"product_id":"9780241198773","title":"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea","description":"Author(s): Verne, Jules, Coward, David, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 28\/02\/2017, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 528 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: Penguin Clothbound Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Penguin Classics, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Classic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 207 x 139 x 44mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 662g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241198773\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew to Penguin Classics, the great underwater adventure story in a stunning clothbound edition with original images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thrilling adventure tale by the 'Father of Science Fiction', three men embark on an epic journey under the sea with the mysterious Captain Nemo aboard his submarine the Nautilus. Over the course of their fantastical voyage, they encounter the lost city of Atlantis, the South Pole and the corals of the Red Sea, and must battle countless adversaries both human and monstrous. Verne's triumphant work of the imagination shows the limitless possibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new version by award-winning translator David Coward brings Verne's novel vividly to life for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre. His novels include Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869-70), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), all available in Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Coward is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds. He is the author of studies of Marcel Pagnol, Marguerite Duras, Marivaux and Restif de la Bretonne, and of a History of French Literature (2002). He has translated numerous French classics, including Molière's plays, Simenon's novels and Albert Cohen's Belle du Seigneur, for which he was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff prize in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'We\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare all, in one way or another, the children of Jules Verne' - Ray Bradbury\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36600927912089,"sku":"9780241198773","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9780241198773_95093443-5f00-421a-a400-37c0ad4ab362.jpg?v=1732566317","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241198773","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}