Gr 4-8-Performed in radio theatre style, this audio version is
a fine retelling of the Jules Verne classic. The St. Charles
Players, composed of four actors, play a variety of roles with
hammy gusto, although the dialogue is a bit rushed in the opening
sections. This adaptation by Jeff Rack does a good job of capturing
the feel of Verne''s sprawling epic tale. The story is told by
Professor Aronnax, who agrees to investigate a series of attacks by
a mysterious sea monster. He joins the cre
內容簡介：
In the "Graphic Classics " version of this pioneering,
nineteenth-century science fiction novel, the brilliant but strange
Captain Nemo has designed a gigantic submarine, which he now
captains. With his crew, he uses his submarine, the "Nautilus, " as
a weapon of vengeance against the civilization that has rejected
and exiled him. " Graphic Classics " are graphic novel versions of
immortal novels and plays, presented in a way to help make great
literary works accessible to students, and encourage boys and girls
to discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their original
form. Titles in this series tell absorbing, fast-paced stories
dramatized with high-quality color illustrations. Each "Graphic
Classics " title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, a
list of his or her important works, a timeline of historic events
that helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index. "
Graphic Classics " titles are available in both paperback and
hardcover editions.
關於作者：
Jules Verne 1828-1905 used a combination of scientific facts
and hisimagination to take readers on extraordinary imaginative
journeys to fantastic places. In such books as Around the World
in Eighty Days, From the Earth to the Moon, and Journey to
the Center of the Earth, he predicted many technological
advances of the twentieth century, including the invention of the
automobile, telephone, and nuclear submarines, as well as atomic
power and travel to the moon by rocket.
目錄：
Introduction
Foreword
Conversion Table
PART ONE
A Shifting Reef
Pro and Con
Just As Monsieur Wishes
Ned Land
Forward to Adventure
Full Steam Ahead!
An Unknown Species of Whale
Mobilis in Mobili
Ned Land''s Tantrums
The Man of the Seas
The Nautilus
All by Electricity
A Few Figures
The Black Current
A Written Invitation
A Stroll on the Ocean Bed
A Submarine Forest
Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
Vanikoro
The Torres Strait
A Few Days on Land
Lightning Action by Captain Nemo
Aegri Somnia--Bitter Dreams
The Coral Kingdom
PART TWO
The Indian Ocean
Another Excursion with Captain Nemc
A Priceless Pearl
The Red Sea
The Arabian Tunnel
The Greek Archipelago
Across the Mediterranean inForty-Eight Hours
Vigo Bay
The Lost Continent
Coal Mines Under the Sea
The Sargasso Sea
Cachalots and Whales
Under the Ice Shelf
The South Pole
Accident or Incident?
Lack of Air
From Cape Horn to the Amazon
The Squid
The Gulf Stream
At Latitude 47" 24'' and Longitude17" 28''
A Hecatomb
Captain Nemo''s Last Words
Conclusion
Afterword: Freedom and the Near
Murder of Jules Verne
Selected Bibliography
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