20,000 Leagues Under the Sea cover art

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

 Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

By: Jules Verne
Narrated by: David Case, Frederick Davidson
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £14.89

Buy Now for £14.89

About this listen

 The year 1866 was marked by a unique incident, a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon, and rumors agitated the maritime population and excited the public mind, especially seafaring men. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the governments of several states on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter.

For some time past, vessels had been threatened by "an enormous thing": a long object, spindle-shaped, occasionally phosphorescent, and infinitely larger and more rapid in its movements than a whale. Then, Captain Nemo decided to allow his submarine, the Nautilus, to be drafted into service on a hunt ahead of its time.

(P)1998 Blackstone Audiobooks Classics Education Fantasy Higher & Continuing Education Parenting & Families Parents & Adult Children
All stars
Most relevant
A wonderful story beautifully narrated. The un-abridge version is, however, not for the faint hearted as Jules Verne seems to list every fish plant or mollusc in the sea. If, however, you love biology you will love this book otherwise the abridged version may better suit!

A classic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Couldn't quite put my finger on why I was so keen to keep listening as the book is very much full of outdated vocabulary. However this performance of it gave me such a clear picture of what it would be like to travel on the nautilus that I wanted to know where they would visit next. An adventure more than an narrative story.

Immersive

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
all ways good to visit the Classics but this is a bit out dated

It's a classic

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.