{"product_id":"twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea","title":"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Jules Verne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench naturalist Professor Aronnax has joined a task force to rid the seas of a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emonster that is terrorizing shipping lanes. But the Professor's mission takes an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunexpected turn when he falls overboard - to be rescued by a submarine called \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNautilus,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebuilt by the mysterious Captain Nemo. At first this new journey is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexciting, as Nemo takes Aronnax on an adventure through underwater marvels, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebut soon he realizes that his host's motives may be more sinister than he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erealized. This triumphant work of the imagination shows the limitless \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epossibilities of science and the dark depths of the human mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax and his unflappable assistant Conseil join an expedition organized by the US Navy to hunt down and destroy the menace.  After months of fruitless searching, they finally grapple with their quarry, but Aronnax, Conseil, and the brash Canadian harpooner Ned Land are thrown overboard in the attack, only to find that the “monster” is actually a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by a shadowy, mystical, preternaturally imposing man who calls himself Captain Nemo.  Thus begins a journey of 20,000 leagues—nearly 50,000 miles—that will take Captain Nemo, his crew, and these three adventurers on a journey of discovery through undersea forests, coral graveyards, miles-deep trenches, and even the sunken ruins of Atlantis.  Jules Verne’s novel of undersea exploration has been captivating readers ever since its first publication in 1870, and Frederick Paul Walter’s reader-friendly, scientifically meticulous translation of this visionary science fiction classic is complete and unabridged down to the smallest substantive detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic, unabridged version is often recommended for readers ages 12 years and up, although the Puffin Classics version, which is a complete yet accessible version, is recommended for 10 years and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 336 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Puffin Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42254793146423,"sku":"ISBN-9780241737910","price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7597\/files\/9780241737910_1ff192b7-266f-469c-b00a-e821995cf40f.jpg?v=1780453019","url":"https:\/\/www.nest.ca\/products\/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea","provider":"Nest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}