num_pages: 288
description: The "man who invented the future," French novelist Jules Verne fanned mankind's desire to explore earth's hidden territories. His prophetic 1870 adventure novel, featuring a fabulous underwater craft commanded by the brilliant and mysterious Captain Nemo, predated the deep-water submarine.Weaving amazing scientific achievements with simple, everyday occurrences, this memorable tale brims with detailed descriptions of a futuristic vessel and bizarre scenes of life on the ocean's bottom. On-board travelers view Red Sea coral, wrecks of a historic naval battle, Antarctic ice shelves, and the fictional Atlantis. In addition, they confront a giant squid and belligerent cannibals, among other rousing adventures.The crowning achievement of Verne's literary career, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea not only influenced H. G. Wells and future generations of writers, but also inspired numerous films.
language: English
title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
titlecomplete: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Dover Thrift Editions: SciFi/Fantasy)
characters: Pierre Aronnax, Captain Nemo, Ned Land
genres: Fiction, Steampunk, Classics, France, Science Fiction, Audiobook, Fantasy, Literature, Adventure, Novels
ratings_count: 246089
places: Mediterranean Sea, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Antarctica, Pacific Ocean, Atlantis, Bahamas
series: Capitaine Nemo
publisher: Dover Publications