20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

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1 FIRST STUDENT S CLASSICS 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea JULES VERNE

2 First Students' Classics: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea First Edition 2017 Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd Published and Distributed by: Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd 219 Henderson Road #10-04 Henderson Industrial Park Singapore Tel : Fax : info.sg@sapgrp.com Website: Facebook: Singapore-Asia-Publishers Singapore Asia Publishers Pte Ltd ALL RIGHTS RESERVED All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers. ISBN ISBN Printed in Singapore SAP Global Partners Network: Antigua & Barbuda Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Bhutan Bostwana Brazil Brunei Cambodia Canada Chile China Colombia Egypt Fiji Island Ghana Grenada Guyana Hong Kong India Indonesia Jamaica Japan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Malawi Maldives Mauritius Myanmar Namibia Nepal New Zealand Nigeria Pakistan Papua New Guinea Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Rwanda Saudi Arabia Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Saint Lucia Saint Vincent & the Grenadines South Africa South Korea Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States of America Vietnam Zambia Zimbabwe For international business enquiries, ibg@sapgrp.com

3 Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who was called the founding father of science fiction along with H. G. Wells. He was born in Nantes, in France, in the year 1828 to Pierre Verne, an attorney and his wife, Sophie. The eldest of five children, Verne developed an interest in travel and exploration. Verne s novels gained popularity throughout the world. Some of his most acclaimed works are Journey To The Centre Of The Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Verne wrote about space, air and underwater travel even before practical means of such travels had been devised.

4 Verne studied law in Paris and from 1848 until 1863, wrote opera and plays. He was greatly interested in science and geographical discovery. Many publishers rejected his works, until one suggested that he should rewrite his works in the form of adventure stories. The result was Cinq semaines en ballon that was published in Later this book was translated into English as Five Weeks in a Balloon. The subsequent fame and success of the book inspired Verne to write other adventurous tales. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was first published in 1870 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. The novel is about the fictional Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as narrated by one of his passengers, Professor Pierre Aronnax. Their travels take them to numerous points in the world s oceans, some of which are completely fictional.

5 Characters Captain Nemo He is the Captain of the submarine, Nautilus, which he built to roam the depths of the sea. Nemo is a scientific genius, a reticent man who wishes to have nothing to do with the world. The captain is loyal to his crew and enjoys impressing his guests with his scientific discoveries. Though short-tempered, Nemo maintains great control over himself. He is also a man of great courage.

6 Professor Aronnax Pierre Aronnax is an Assistant Professor in the Museum of Natural History in Paris. He has a keen interest in the secrets of the sea. He was invited by the United States Government to join an expedition to pursue the Nautilus. However, he was held captive by Captain Nemo during the expedition. Whilst on board the Nautilus, Professor Aronnax learnt of many secrets of the sea.

7 Ned Land Ned Land is a Canadian, who is known all over the seven seas as the prince of harpooners. He possesses an uncommon quickness of hand. He has skills, coolness, audacity and is cunning, which makes him a master in his profession. Ned is forty years of age and tall in height. The bold look on his face attracts everybody s attention. He performs brave acts twice in the novel, once by saving Professor Aronnax and another time by saving Captain Nemo from the shark.

8 Conseil Conseil is Professor Aronnax s manservant. He is loyal to the Professor and was also held captive on the Nautilus. Conseil is brave and courageous. When he saw that Professor Aronnax was in danger of drowning, he jumped into the sea to save his life.

9 20,000 Leagues under the sea I am Professor Pierre Aronnax,of Natural history, and the author of the much acclaimed book Mysteries of the Ocean Depths. I am considered an expert on undersea life. I remember the year 1866, which was marked by mysterious events at sea. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Ne1 1 7/14/2011 4:12:25 PM

10 20,000 Leagues under the sea Ships from many countries met an enormous thing hundreds of feet long! This enormous, unidentified thing was first seen in July 1866, off the coast of Australia. Look! What on earth is it? It must be some sea monster! In 1867, this sea monster ceased being a scientific problem and became a real danger. Merchant steamers and passenger ships were being struck and destroyed by it! was it a... rock? A reef? Or a sea monster??? One ship, the scotia, was examined by engineers after one such incident. they were shocked to find a triangular hole in her thick steel hull. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Ne2 2 7/14/2011 4:12:29 PM