Alternate English Titles:

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Devil Fish (The ) (An excerpt, contained in Vol. 10 of "Colliers Junior Classics, The Young Folks Shelf of Books")

Plot Synopsis: 
(courtesy of D. Kytasaari - http://epguides.com/djk/JulesVerne/works.shtml)

Ships are disappearing all over the world and it believed to be caused by a sea monster. Dr. Pierre Aronnax, author of the book The Mysteries of the Ocean Deep, his companion Conseil and Canadian harpooner Ned Land are hired by the U.S. government to help put and end to this mystery by joining an expedition on the Abraham Lincoln. After months of searching the Abraham Lincoln finds its quarry and in the ensuing collision, Dr. Aronnax, Conseil and Ned Land are thrown overboard. In their efforts to survive, the trio find themselves on the surface of the "monster" itself, which turns out to be a submarine. Captain Nemo allows the trio to remain alive on board his submarine, the Nautilus, as his permanent guests, meaning he will never allow them to leave to reveal his secrets. The Captain uses this meeting with Dr. Aronnax, whose book he has read, to begin a new cruise through the oceans and seas of the world, so that he can show Dr. Aronnax where his book was lacking in details; meanwhile, Ned Land's primary interest in escape.

The Events in this novel take place in: 1866   

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Book Collecting Information:

First UK Edition:		Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas 1873 Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle London Pictorial Green cloth Publisher's catalogue dated 1872-3
RE: BELOW-Step aside JellyFish! ***You read it here first / Feb 2005***
First US Edition: Variant "B" Step aside JellyFish!		- Cover shows "Nemo" - Cover reads "SEA" - Spine reads James R Osgood & Co Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 1873 James R. Osgood and Company (Late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co.) Boston (Note: cover says "Sea", title page says "Seas") Note: Please see the 20K-DETAILS page for a comparison of the 1st and 2nd US Editions
RE: BELOW-Step aside JellyFish! ***You read it here first / Feb 2005***
First US Edition: Variant "C" Step aside JellyFish!		- Cover shows "Nemo" - Cover reads "SEA" - Spine reads James R Osgood & Co. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 1873 Sampson Low London (Note: cover says "Sea", title page says "Seas") Note: Please see the 20K-DETAILS page for a comparison of the 1st and 2nd US Editions
First US Edition: Variant "A" Note: Please see the 20K-DETAILS page for a comparison of the 1st and 2nd US Editions		- Cover shows "JellyFish" - Cover reads "SEA" - Spine reads James R Osgood & Co. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 1873 James R. Osgood and Company (Late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co.) Boston (Note: cover says "Sea", title page says "Seas") Pictorial Green, Blue and Salmon The distinguishing feature of this 1st edition is the illustration of Jellyfish on the cover Note: Please see the 20K-DETAILS page for a comparison of the 1st and 2nd US Editions
Second US Edition: DETAILS		Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas; or The Marvellous and Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil his servant, and Ned Land, A Canadian Harpooner. 1873 (Edition of James R. Osgood & Co.) Sold Only By Subscription. Geo. M. Smith & Co. Boston Note: Cover and Title page both say "Seas" Pictorial Green Cloth The cover illustration is Captain Nemo with a sextant Note: Please see the 20K-DETAILS page for a comparison of the 1st and 2nd US Editions