“Twenty thousand Leagues Under the Sea” is an adventure novel by Jules Verne which was published in 1869-1870 and recounts the journey of three shipwrecked people saved by Captain Nemo. It was the fifth most translated book in the world and has been subject to many adaptations. It is now part of our bilingual book library.
The idea of writing “Twenty thousand Leagues Under the Sea” dated from 1865 and the novel was written in his villa “La Solitude” in Crotoy in the department of the Somme in France.
“Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” begins with the appearance of a monstrous beast in several seas around the globe. After having caused several shipwrecks, the hunting of the beast begins. A scientist named Pierre Aronnax and his faithful servant joined the hunt on the flagship of the American Navy after being asked by the French secretary of the navy to represent France. On board they meet Ned Land who is a harpooner from Quebec.
After sailing for months they finally find the monster, but the ship is damaged and during the battle between the monster and the ship Pierre Aronnax and Ned Land are thrown overboard. Seeing this Conseil who is Pierre Aronnax servant jumps in the water to rescue his master.
They end up on top of the monster which is none other than a reinforced sheet metal submarine.
They are rescued from the sea but prisoner of the submarine and begin exploring many seas with Captain Nemo who decided to undertake a world tour of the depths.
The first allusion to the novel by Jules Verne is in August 1866 and the definitive title found in the spring of 1868. At first Jules Verne hesitated between “Journey Under Water”, “Twenty thousand Leagues Under Water”, “Twenty five Thousand Leagues Under the Oceans”, “One thousand Leagues Under the Oceans”, but he finally settled with ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas”. To write his book, Jules Verne relied on the scientific knowledge of his time to describe the marine environment, but also worked to anticipate by imagining the possibility of descending to depth still unexplored.
In his novel he also anticipated from the technology of the time by describing a submarine more advanced than those of his time. Effectively the first submarine using a mixed propulsion of stream engine and electricity appeared thirty years after the publication of his novel
They were many adaptations of his novel, in cinema, theater, music, comic books, animation and even attractions and video games.
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