Notifiblog: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

I read public domain literature on my Kindle. The current classic book is Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. I'm nearly 70% through the book, so if there are any spoilers to be divulged, you won't get them from me. I've never even seen a movie about it.
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers was published in 1870. (from Wikipedia) "It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus, as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. The original edition had no illustrations; the first illustrated edition was published by Hetzel with illustrations by Alphonse de Neuville and Édouard Riou."

The descriptions Jules Verne wrote makes the story terribly slow--but also terribly believable in places! I admit to skimming over some of the more tedious details. But maybe the coordinates of longitudes and latitudes often cited in the text may be of interest to people who navigate the seas themselves.

The story has been depicted in at least six films -- Disney's 1954 film was the third one and the first with sound! (from Wikipedia) "One of the inaugural rides at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom was called 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage and was based on the Disney movie."

One last thing: the journey is 20,000 leagues. That's a measure of distance, not a measure of depth. Didn't know that 'til I started reading and did a little (very little) research!