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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

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(4,164 Sterne; 299 Bewertungen)

Captain Nemo, The Nautilus, and the mysterious depths of the ocean. Unforgettable. Come join an adventure that will roam among coral and pearls, sharks and giant squid, with wonders of biology and engineering that will thrust us from the Antarctic to Atlantis. Whether voyaging a yarn of the glorious unknown, a tale of the darkness that grips the heart of men, or a reinterpretation of Homer’s Odyssey, we’ll all enjoy the fantastic trip. Seasickness optional. (Summary by Marlo Dianne)

A German version is available: Zwanzigtausend Meilen unter’m Meer (16 hr 30 min)

Chapters

A Runaway Reef

19:43

Read by Marlo Dianne

The Pros and Cons

14:02

Read by Chip

As Master Wishes

12:00

Read by Chip

Ned Land

16:58

Read by Chip

At Random!

15:42

Read by Chip

At Full Steam

20:25

Read by Chip

A Whale of Unknown Species

19:23

Read by Marlo Dianne

"Mobilis in Mobili"

21:01

Read by Sean McGaughey

The Tantrums of Ned Land

16:21

Read by Sean McGaughey

The Man of the Waters

20:58

Read by Sean McGaughey

The Nautilus

20:39

Read by Marlo Dianne

Everything through Electricity

15:57

Read by Efkan Efe

Some Figures

15:15

Read by dougc

The Black Current

24:07

Read by Kevin McAsh

An Invitation in Writing

17:21

Read by ciaran.mooney

Strolling the Plains

17:27

Read by nausicaa

An Underwater Forest

18:12

Read by nausicaa

Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific

16:53

Read by Calliope

Vanikoro

27:08

Read by RedToby

The Torres Strait

22:56

Read by Robin Cotter

Some Days Ashore

26:18

Read by Robin Cotter

The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo

23:20

Read by echo

"Aegri Somnia"

18:17

Read by Kevin McAsh

The Coral Realm

19:13

Read by Kurt Wong

The Indian Ocean

24:13

Read by Paul-Gabriel Wiener

A New Proposition from Captain Nemo

23:29

Read by carnright

A Pearl Worth Ten Million

24:40

Read by Paul-Gabriel Wiener

The Red Sea

29:54

Read by Kevin LaVergne

Arabian Tunnel

16:56

Read by Claire Goget

The Greek Islands

21:59

Read by Claire Goget

The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours

21:28

Read by Alex Patterson

The Bay of Vigo

24:15

Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz

A Lost Continent

22:33

Read by J. M. Smallheer

The Underwater Coalfields

27:31

Read by Westwinds12

The Sargasso Sea

23:14

Read by RedToby

Sperm Whales and Baleen Whales

25:04

Read by RedToby

The Ice Bank

28:39

Read by Sean McGaughey

The South Pole

29:42

Read by Meredith Hughes

Accident or Incident?

17:33

Read by grokfun

Shortage of Air

23:07

Read by Eric Dennison

From Cape Horn to the Amazon

25:22

Read by Eric Dennison

The Devilfish

26:41

Read by Reynard T. Fox

The Gulf Stream

26:18

Read by Eric Dennison

In Latitude 47 degrees 24' and Longitude 17 degrees 28'

23:44

Read by rovert405

A Mass Execution

21:41

Read by Kevin LaVergne

The Last Words of Captain Nemo

18:10

Read by Kevin LaVergne

Conclusion

4:20

Read by Gesine

Bewertungen

You Guys Are Awful

(5 Sterne)

A message to those criticizing readers of these books: If you don't like the recording, see if you can do better. That, or pay for a professional reading. Have some respect.

(5 Sterne)

Good book terible woman reader. chip is by far the best. I cam barely endure this woman though I want to stab my ears out and go read the actually book.

great

(4 Sterne)

The book was really really good. And thank you readers!!!! And to the listeners before you criticize the readers just think, these people have given up there time for your benefit they don’t even get paid and the people who use Librivox either don’t like reading or just don’t have the time, so instead of criticizing thank the readers.

Michelle Fry's Version is way better

(2 Sterne)

As others described before me the reading style is hard to bear, it is unpleasant to listen so I stopped in the 1. Chapter and looked for a better version, Found one in Michelle Fry's reading. There's critizising of the criticism here and: Yes those guys did it for free and I didn't do it better. That doesn't mean I can't recognise Quality or the lack of it. It does mean one should adapt expectations and stay respectfull. It doesn't mean listeners should call everything great no matter what. After all that would mean not recognising the "extra" that other readers who did put more effort in the reading deliver. Even If I "only" read to my nepheps, to anybody I put in some effort and Quality in. I look if they like it and change if necessary so they do. As much as I like more stuff uploaded here I see no reason to praise people who obviously use no talent in the reading, are unwilling to learn at least a minimum about recording to make the listening experience not an endurance. Do it better next time!

The author was way ahead of his time.

(4 Sterne)

It is amazing how accurate he was in many ways about the future it seems like you're reading from the recent past in many ways and some of the things seem so ridiculous now that at that time seemed so futuristic. he obviously did a lot of study before writing this book to get all the information about animals and plants corals excetera. again I would have given it 5 stars except for the reading being confusing because of too many readers.

Horrible Narrator

(1 Sterne)

This is one of my favorite books, however the ridiculous attempt of narration by the lady who starts the book was atrocious. I recommend finding a better copy, unless you like torture of this manner. Consider yourselves warned. P.S. On behalf of all who love great classic literature, to you, Jules Verne, we apologize for this recording and hope that if it has caused you to roll over in your grave, that you rolled with laughter, not anger.

exellent book

(4 Sterne)

An exellent book, the only thing that spoilt a otherwise very good book was the large number of very varied readers and on occasions the variation in volume from one reader to the next, some quiet some louder. This made listening a bit of a chore, leading me to take too much notice of the readers which destracted me from the book. Although as I said a exellent book by Joules Verne, which I enjoyed a great deal.

Marvelous book, great collaborative reading

(5 Sterne)

Don't let the impression of the first reader draw conclusions. This is a great collaborative reading by volunteers. Many of whom are great readers, and some few with whom you might not have the best connection. The book itself is wonderful, I was submerged in the book independently of the reader. Jules Verne was ahead of time. The adventures of Prof Aranax, his companion, and Captain Nemo are legendary.