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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Audiobook Review)
From: Kliatt
Date: 20040301
Author:Grant, Sunnie
20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA. Jules Verne. 1873/2003. Read by Michael Prichard. 10 cds. 11.5 hrs. Tantor Media (www.tantor.com). 1-4001-0070-4. $48.00. Plastic; plot notes. JSA
This classic is fantastic in and of itself due to the detail and the story line, but is made all the more so when you consider that it was written in 1873 and that the author never traveled to any of the locations he described. Unfamiliar with sea travel, Jules Verne read extensively and researched as much as possible for the era, coming up with a gentleman's version of castaways and life aboard the ...
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