num_pages: 382
description: A mysterious creature, larger and more rapid than a whale, has been haunting the deep: Professor Aronnax has been invited to join a task force to rid the seas of the monster.With him on the Abraham Lincoln are his ever-faithful servant, Conseil, the harpooner Ned Land. Their glorious mission becomes a nightmare when they are thrown from their ship and taken aboard the 'monster' itself: a man-made submarine- Nautilus- exploring the wonders of the underwater world. There they are the captives of the inscrutable Captain Nemo.Resigned to their fate, they are shown unimaginable wonders of the oceans: the reef of coral that formed a cemetery, the ice floes of the South Pole, the huge oyster and its priceless pearl, the volcanic wonders of the lost land of Atlantis and a great many more extraordinary sights that were to compensate for their lack of liberty.The cover shows Captain Nemo, an illustration from an American edition (photo: Edimedia)
language: English
title: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
titlecomplete: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
characters: Pierre Aronnax, Captain Nemo, Ned Land
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, France, Adventure, Literature, Classics, Novels, Fantasy, Audiobook, Steampunk
ratings_count: 246094
places: Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Antarctica, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantis, Bahamas, Pacific Ocean
series: Capitaine Nemo
publisher: Penguin Books