Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
- Downloads：8181
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2021-09-07 01:52:08
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Jules Verne
- ISBN：1853260312
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
An American frigate， tracking down a ship-sinking monster， faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo。 Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors who find themselves prisoners in Nemo's death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world， as Captain Nemo -- one of the most horrible villains ever created -- takes his revenge out on society。 This novel， written in 1870， foretells with uncanny accuracy the inventions and advanced technology of the 20th century， and has become a literary stepping-stone for generations of science-fiction writers。
Reviews
Nick
，
Overall， I enjoyed the first half of this book more than the second。The story picks up at a great pace， and advances the plot while balancing much of the wonder in exploring the depths of world under water。 However， towards the mid way point， Verne seems to run out of ideas in terms of underwater exploration and only uses 2 more interesting points of his sea-world。 The over usage of points in the story where the professor and Conseil would classify underwater creatures became an exercise in tedi Overall， I enjoyed the first half of this book more than the second。The story picks up at a great pace， and advances the plot while balancing much of the wonder in exploring the depths of world under water。 However， towards the mid way point， Verne seems to run out of ideas in terms of underwater exploration and only uses 2 more interesting points of his sea-world。 The over usage of points in the story where the professor and Conseil would classify underwater creatures became an exercise in tedium and served no purpose to the plot。 Unfortunately， the second half of this book suffered from more of those classification sessions than the first half and it really made the second half of this book drag on。 What is most unfortunate about Twenty Thousand Leagues is the fact that the writing simply meanders for multiple chapters at a time while not advancing the plot in any way。 As a result， large parts of the book can simply be skipped without the reader feeling as if some important plot point was missed。Quite simply， this book can be boiled down to having the reader reach the point where the professor， Ned and Conseil board the Nautilus， then skip straight to the final chapter。 There just isn't anything in between that makes the book a worthwhile read。 。。。more
Rajat
，
This was a good read。 I enjoyed it to the fullest。 It was like， I myself was on this underwater tour of the world on Captain Nemo's submarine。 The book is worthy of being called a true classic。 This can also be a perfect gift to a young kid who enjoys reading。 A light and easy read with loads of information about the ocean and earth's geography。 I kept consulting my map for various places that the author talks about and kept Googling for different fishes that the author mentioned。 A perfect enjo This was a good read。 I enjoyed it to the fullest。 It was like， I myself was on this underwater tour of the world on Captain Nemo's submarine。 The book is worthy of being called a true classic。 This can also be a perfect gift to a young kid who enjoys reading。 A light and easy read with loads of information about the ocean and earth's geography。 I kept consulting my map for various places that the author talks about and kept Googling for different fishes that the author mentioned。 A perfect enjoyable read。 。。。more
chia ☕️⛰🍒🐋🍸
，
bellissimo， sembra di vivere in un sogno。 un mondo meraviglioso quello sotto la superficie del mare， colorato e ricco di sorprese
Edi
，
I read this as a child。 I remember the adventures and all what the sea men lived was engaging。 The prose was easy。 The original is in French。 I will try to read it in English soon。
Carla Gomes
，
Fiquei muito animada para ler esse depois de "Viagem ao Centro da Terra"， que eu adorei， mas esse não gostei tanto。 Muito lento e detalhista， no começo é muito chato， depois faz mais sentido ter tantos detalhes， mas ainda assim é cansativo。 Eu não costumo ler ficção de aventura， mas adoro os do Julio Verne， logo vou outros。Não é um clássico à toa。 O final principalmente deixa aquela incógnita na nossa cabeça。 Fiquei muito animada para ler esse depois de "Viagem ao Centro da Terra"， que eu adorei， mas esse não gostei tanto。 Muito lento e detalhista， no começo é muito chato， depois faz mais sentido ter tantos detalhes， mas ainda assim é cansativo。 Eu não costumo ler ficção de aventura， mas adoro os do Julio Verne， logo vou outros。Não é um clássico à toa。 O final principalmente deixa aquela incógnita na nossa cabeça。 。。。more
Lydia
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It’s a good book。 Lots of adventures and it teaches you a lot about the sea。 I think it would be cool if we followed the exact instructions of where the Nautilus went because it gives the longitude and latitude often and found the tunnels and caves they visited， who knows maybe even Atlantis could be found。 Annoyingly the book ends rather ambiguously with the mc blacking out and then waking up in a hut。 We do not find out whether the nautilus survives or gets crushed by the whirlpool。 I found th It’s a good book。 Lots of adventures and it teaches you a lot about the sea。 I think it would be cool if we followed the exact instructions of where the Nautilus went because it gives the longitude and latitude often and found the tunnels and caves they visited， who knows maybe even Atlantis could be found。 Annoyingly the book ends rather ambiguously with the mc blacking out and then waking up in a hut。 We do not find out whether the nautilus survives or gets crushed by the whirlpool。 I found the incomplete end rather irritating。 。。。more
Barbara Gorman
，
A dated classicI can imagine how this scientific adventure caught the attention of many a would be adventurer。 Now though， it's a little quaint with it's dated technical terms （I swear half of them are made up） and avaricious hunting and collecting。 Nemo is great， a proper symbol of vengeance。 A great period piece， but hard to take seriously A dated classicI can imagine how this scientific adventure caught the attention of many a would be adventurer。 Now though， it's a little quaint with it's dated technical terms （I swear half of them are made up） and avaricious hunting and collecting。 Nemo is great， a proper symbol of vengeance。 A great period piece， but hard to take seriously 。。。more
TARA
，
Un voyage ？ Oui， mais « Vingt mille lieues sous les mers » avec Jules Verne。 Oh， pas maintenant mais un voyage qui remonte à ？？？？？ il y a longtemps et dans l'imagination de cet écrivain français， très connu pour ses romans d'aventures， d'anticipation ou de science-fiction。De lui， j'ai toute une belle collection， les premières éditions， magnifiquement ouvragées qui ont bercé mon enfance et， par la même occasion， aiguisé mon amour des voyages （même s'ils ne sont pas véridiques）。Mais d'abord， qui s Un voyage ？ Oui， mais « Vingt mille lieues sous les mers » avec Jules Verne。 Oh， pas maintenant mais un voyage qui remonte à ？？？？？ il y a longtemps et dans l'imagination de cet écrivain français， très connu pour ses romans d'aventures， d'anticipation ou de science-fiction。De lui， j'ai toute une belle collection， les premières éditions， magnifiquement ouvragées qui ont bercé mon enfance et， par la même occasion， aiguisé mon amour des voyages （même s'ils ne sont pas véridiques）。Mais d'abord， qui sait que c'est George Sand qui a suggéré à Jules Verne l'ouvrage sur un sous-marin ？ C'est assez étonnant， non ？On a connu Phileas Fogg pour son voyage dans les airs， "Le voyage au centre de la terre" et tellement d'autres， mais ici on plonge carrément au fin fond de la mer avec son « Nautilus »。Mais revenons à notre milieu maritime ou plutôt « sous-maritime » avec le « Nautilus » （plutôt d'une conception très en avance : science-fiction， anticipation…）。Concernant les personnages， ils sont en nombre restreint : le capitaine Nemo， énigmatique – Aronnax （un professeur） avec Conseil （son domestique d'un nom bien approprié : « Conseil était mon domestique。 Un garçon dévoué qui m'accompagnait dans tous mes voyages ; un brave Flamand que j'aimais et qui me le rendait bien ; un être flegmatique par nature， régulier par principe， zélé par habitude （…） et， en dépit de son nom， ne donnant jamais de conseils «） – Ned Land （un harponneur canadien） 。Un petit « hic » avec le poulpe géant et heureusement que l'on n'en parle que vers la fin de l'ouvrage （je n'aime pas les poulpes et encore moins les géants…）Heureusement que l'on a fait， tout de même un bon voyage sous-marin， certes， mais on a lu quelques notifications sur l'Atlantide – on a fait le rapprochement avec le nom de Nemo （en latin = personne : je n'ai pas oublié mon latin） – il y a quelques rebondissements， des rencontres avec des centaines d'animaux marins （gentils ou pas） – des réflexions （déjà） sur l'écologie， sur la science et la technologie – la beauté de l'Océan …。D'ailleurs， quand j'étais allée à l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco， j'avais vu des merveilles au milieu d'un environnement parfaitement étudié et c'est ce qui m'avait refait penser à « Vingt-mille lieues sous les mers »。Evidemment， tout ce que l'on peut lire dans cet ouvrage est tiré de l'imagination fertile de Jules Verne et tous ses récits sont de grands classiques。Alors， à chacun son jugement。 。。。more
Stormcrow Hayes
，
I've never really noticed this before， but it seems a somewhat common conceit in some older novels to have the narrator pass out during the height of action only to awaken to everything being resolved and finished。 I love "The Hobbit"， but it certainly happens there just as it does here。I read this work many decades ago and found it a bit dull so I was surprised when I found myself one night holding this book in my hands with the intention of just reading the beginning。 Somehow， it hooked me jus I've never really noticed this before， but it seems a somewhat common conceit in some older novels to have the narrator pass out during the height of action only to awaken to everything being resolved and finished。 I love "The Hobbit"， but it certainly happens there just as it does here。I read this work many decades ago and found it a bit dull so I was surprised when I found myself one night holding this book in my hands with the intention of just reading the beginning。 Somehow， it hooked me just enough to keep me going， though at times， I had to skim some of the overwhelming details that I just didn't care about。 At any rate， I did finish and I enjoyed it more than I expected I would though it was rough going at times。 。。。more
ParisianIrish
，
I'm surprised about some of the negative comments on this classic。 I really enjoyed this book， sure there is a lot of commentary on some of the marine terminology and technology， but it's of course necessary if the book is to come across as credible。If you can get over that enjoy the adventure that Captain Nemo takes you on， you'll see how exciting and intriguing this story really is。 Without going into any spoilers， I agree with the sentiments below， that this story is about Captain Nemo escapi I'm surprised about some of the negative comments on this classic。 I really enjoyed this book， sure there is a lot of commentary on some of the marine terminology and technology， but it's of course necessary if the book is to come across as credible。If you can get over that enjoy the adventure that Captain Nemo takes you on， you'll see how exciting and intriguing this story really is。 Without going into any spoilers， I agree with the sentiments below， that this story is about Captain Nemo escaping from life above sea， finding peace， tranquility but also adventure！ 。。。more
Zach
，
I do love the style of writing common in the 19th century。 Such precise descriptive scenes， great crisp dialogue， and sincere characters。 Verne offers us a real adventure in this one。。。 despite having said that it never really grabbed me。 The adventure was just one geographical location after another like examining an atlas without too much story to make the places seem real。 Sometimes interesting comments but nothing thrilling。The book was enjoyable enough and I'm glad I read it but 3 stars is I do love the style of writing common in the 19th century。 Such precise descriptive scenes， great crisp dialogue， and sincere characters。 Verne offers us a real adventure in this one。。。 despite having said that it never really grabbed me。 The adventure was just one geographical location after another like examining an atlas without too much story to make the places seem real。 Sometimes interesting comments but nothing thrilling。The book was enjoyable enough and I'm glad I read it but 3 stars is about right。 。。。more
ale ！！！
，
dnf。 SO BORING AND FOR WHAT。 this book made me realize i'm not a Verne fan。 or a classics fan。 dnf。 SO BORING AND FOR WHAT。 this book made me realize i'm not a Verne fan。 or a classics fan。 。。。more
Lurdes Teixeira
，
Aqui está um livro que me surpreendeu。 Quando era miuda tive uma cassete em que de um lado tinha a Branca de Neve e do outro lado As 20 mil léguas submarinas。 Digamos que aquilo que me lembrava da história não teve nada a ver com o que li。 A memória prega-nos mesmo partidas。 Assim como eu tinha uma opinião sobre o Capitão Nemo e ele afinal mostrou-se o completo oposto。A história fala de um historiador Francês， o Professor Aronnax， o seu criado flamengo Conseil e do arpoador canadiano Ned。 Eles p Aqui está um livro que me surpreendeu。 Quando era miuda tive uma cassete em que de um lado tinha a Branca de Neve e do outro lado As 20 mil léguas submarinas。 Digamos que aquilo que me lembrava da história não teve nada a ver com o que li。 A memória prega-nos mesmo partidas。 Assim como eu tinha uma opinião sobre o Capitão Nemo e ele afinal mostrou-se o completo oposto。A história fala de um historiador Francês， o Professor Aronnax， o seu criado flamengo Conseil e do arpoador canadiano Ned。 Eles partem a bordo de um navio para caçar aquilo que pensavam ser um monstro marinho mas que afinal é um submarino: o Nautilus， comandado pelo Capitão Nemo， senhor de quem não se sabe a nacionalidade mas que diz que nunca mais irá pisar terra e que o seu mundo é apenas o reino dos mares。 Os 3 acabam por ser recolhidos a bordo do Nautilus de onde lhes é dito que nunca poderão sair。 （spoiler alert） - Claro que o livro acaba com a fuga dos 3 ao fim de terem percorrido 20 mil léguas submarinas e enfrentado mil e uma aventuras。 O livro começa em 1886 e Júlio Verne foi mesmo um génio em tudo o que descreveu。 Confesso que nunca um livro me levou tantas vezes ao google， para procurar localizações geográficas， verificar que afinal eram os animais de que falavam。 Sim porque aqui há ursos e vacas marinhos， argonautas e muitos outros。 Para um zoófilo o livro é riquíssimo， para um fanático por barcos e navegação também。 Para uma leiga que deu algumas coisas em biologia do 10 ao 12 torna-se， em certas partes， extremamente aborrecido， porque Verne descreve a classe， o género， família， ordem， classe， filo/divisão， reino。。。。 há páginas e páginas disto， bem como todas indicações de latitude， longitude e vocabulário náutico。。 Essas partes podem ser muito chatas， mas no final tudo compensa。。 O Nemo explica porque razão é como é e até temos pena， é aquele vilão que compreendemos。 E a única parte de que afinal me lembrava foi a cena com os polvos 。。。 cefalópodes gigantes。Livro brilhante， mas gostei mais da Volta ao Mundo em 80 dias。 。。。more
Jesus Ponce
，
Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne is a book that follows Pierre Aronnax a marine biologists to find a monster that has been rumored to live deep in the sea。 The book is really well written the best part of the book is the world building and detail he writes about the world。 In the book he creates lots of realism using specific dates， using longitude and latitude lines to mark places。 Another example is that in the book it says "leading articles of the Geographical institution Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne is a book that follows Pierre Aronnax a marine biologists to find a monster that has been rumored to live deep in the sea。 The book is really well written the best part of the book is the world building and detail he writes about the world。 In the book he creates lots of realism using specific dates， using longitude and latitude lines to mark places。 Another example is that in the book it says "leading articles of the Geographical institution of Brazil， the Royal Academy of Science of Berlin， the british association" and many other real places that would have reports like this。 Using so many aspects of the real world to build up his storytelling is genius and makes me wonder if there really could be a monster like in the book。 One aspect I think the book could improve is that it is very wordy。 Using large unnecessary vocabulary is present throughout the entire book。 At some points it does increase the sense that this a scientific mission and that there is a high level of intellect but at other points it suffocates the message。 。。。more
Alexis
，
Interesting theme and overall plot， but many parts just feel like they’re drawn on for too long。
Toomas
，
Seekord loetud ette pojale。 Tütar kuulas ka， ütles， et ei meeldi。 Mina aga üritasin meelde tuletada， millal esimest korda lugesin。 Kindlasti põhikoolis， pigem nooremates klassides。 Veel mõtisklesin， et lapsena sai ikka igasuguseid raamatuid läbi loetud， nii häid， halbu kui keskpäraseid。 Praegu panen selle keskpäraste hulka， kuhu lapsena klassifitseerisin， ei mäleta。
Re
，
Keren！Imajinatif tapi tetap edukatif。 Serasa dibawa jalan-jalan keliling liat dunia bawah laut。 Terjemahan Indonesianya padat dan jelas， karya klasik kalau ketemu yang terjemahan Indonesia seperti ini seru juga deh
Mark Hammond
，
A classic！
Andrey Viarens
，
Me estrené leyendo a Verne con este libro en la infancia。 Muy recomendable para desarrollar la imaginación y la cultura general。
Ran
，
Always captivates my imagination every time I read it！ It brings me to a place untouched and a world unseen and let’s me explore。 The mystery of the captain and the differing motivations of the cast drew me into the story and kept me turning pages。 This is the first book I read as a kid and loved， so it will always have a soft spot in my heart
Mette Hermann （bog。dag。bog）
，
Sammen med min søn på 10 har jeg læst denne børnebogsklassiker i serien “Gads lette klassikere”。 Ikke alle steder flyder sproget lige godt i denne oversættelse， men bortset fra det er det en spændende fortælling， det passer godt til børn med interesse for historie og en lille smule sci-fi。
Alberto
，
Letto quando ero piccolo e ripreso qualche mese fa。 Divertente， avvincente e di una scorrevolezza incredibile。 Consigliatissimo。
Anastasia Ashryver Galathinius Whitethorn
，
L'ho letto anni fa e non credo di averlo apprezzato abbastanza :） L'ho letto anni fa e non credo di averlo apprezzato abbastanza :） 。。。more
KomaHuman
，
Приятно， концовка конечно очень неожиданная и быстрая
Troy Kaspers
，
great novel。 The plot holds up and the writing is top notch。 Considering the era of its publication， I was impressed with the story development and the characters。 The Victorian era speech was difficult to adjust too but it fits with the story。 I look forward to reading the Mysterious Island and Journey to the Center of the Earth。
Nanh
，
Hơi thất vọng với sách。 Không phải 1 cuộc phiêu lưu nguy hiểm， kịch tính hay hấp dẫn như mình mong đợi khi nhìn thấy bìa。 Phần đầu và phần cuối khá đỉnh， còn lại thì 。。。Tình tiết diễn biến nhanh， kết lại mở， hơi nhiều số liệu， nói chung ko hợp mình。 Btw， vẫn rất ngạc nhiên về trí tưởng tượng phong phú của tác giả， thời 18xx mà tác giả viết cứ như người hiện đại ấy， nể luôn :） Cốt truyện chắc 2 sao thôi， 1 sao còn lại là dành cho bác Jules nhé。
Manon
，
J’aurais mis 4/5 si il n’y avaient pas autant de listes de poissons aussi chelou les uns que les autres。 Sinon j’ai beaucoup plus apprécier la partie 2 qui avait plus d’action。 En revanche la fin ！！！！ Il faut absolument que je lise l’île mystérieuse qui est apparemment une sorte de suite。
steph
，
a book about eating 20000 specimen in the sea would’ve been better
Jessica
，
4+
EruDani
，