Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea: Jules Verne (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

This review is written partly as a counterbalance to some of the negative comments here. It is well produced book with a lovely cover, although the feel of it (a kind of hard velvet) is unusual in my experience. The book is also well printed (except for what looked like small ink blots on a couple of pages) and very well bound. The bookmark ribbon is a nice touch and very useful. The book is a handy size for reading. The are no glue spots on it anywhere and no ink came off it either from the cover or the pages. It seems durable enough, but the fabric cover might not stand very hard wear -- I am not in the practice of putting my books through the mill. It is good to have it unabridged and well translated which gives it a different feeling from the standard children's version I read over fifty years ago although perhaps not as much as I expected. The translation seems good although the translator sometimes uses an unusual word when a better known word would have been clearer (he uses cachalot when sperm whale would have been better). It might have been better to have had an introduction by a Verne expert rather than the translator (it is nonsense to claim that Nemo does not explain the energy source of the Nautilus). At the same time, I would have liked to know more about the translator's experience of translating Verne. I would have liked more endnotes, especially about the marine life described and the places mentioned (e.g. whether they exist or not). But there are notes and they are generally good if brief. Even more essential would have been modern maps of the voyage and I am surprised this was not done (there is a reproduction of a map of the first part of the voyage from the period but it is hard to read and there is nothing for the second part). All in all, this is an excellent edition of 20,000 Leagues and well-priced.

bought as a replacement for a tatty old paperback that I got in 1965, second hand. Beautiful copy of a wonderful book.

I bought this for my 9 year old nephew who is an avid reader. I am delighted to help build his own library with beautiful bound books.

Very Strudy hardback. Excellent quality

If you like Jules Verne you love this story, aside from that the book looks great and fits i with all my other books with this style of cover the penguin classic collections are perfect.

The print design is great and the materials feel good. Unfortunately the book had drops of glue on the top (see photo, sorry but not easy to show on camera as it’s transparent), which glued the pages together inappropriately. Secondly Amazon stuck a dirty label straight on top of the print which resulted in the ink being lifted off the cover if you tried to remove it ( see photo), as a collectible this ruins it. I’m now stuck with the label as I don’t want to damage the print. I’d suggest puffin should review the ink used in the cover as the labels shows it’s not very robust. Overall somewhat disappointed .

Bought as a Xmas present for my daughter in law with the intention of buying one each year so she eventually has a nice collection. Beautifully bound and presented. Very pleased indeed.

The 3 star is for the condition of cover. These clothbound versions are delicate, why someone at Amazon or whoever was responsible, decides to stick 2 labels on the cover, removal (in my case) removes the delicate finish.

Book looks beautiful! 😍 I've been wanting to get it for a while and it arrived with no damage

Beautiful hardbound book. Print is legible, paper is classic, soft ivory. Comes with illustrations.

The media could not be loaded. You may feel this book boring at first , just trust me and read 250 pages no matter what you feel just read it .. and then you will just get totally hooked into its world the underwater adventure the food that they eat the books that they read .you will learn about so many fishes and islands tbh this book made me buy a world map so I can track there journey. Earlier I was using Google maps and I was literally feeling that I am on this journy it took me with them , I was hoping that this book would never end ,, but alas it ended in 4 days I completed this book in just 4 days and it has 478 pages .. just buy this clothbound addition and one thing don't drop water on this book .. I spilled water on the cover and now you can see the "sea" text is snugged... As I rubbed it to wipe water .. anyway to and buy it if you love slow burn classic novels ..

Recibí el libro en perfectas condiciones.

I purchased this for my Mum for Mother's Day, and she absolutely loves it. The cover design is excellent, and the quality of the book superb. Great classic.