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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) (edit title/settings)

by Jules Verne (Author) (edit contributors)

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When a huge, and glowing sea monster attacks and wrecks several ships, French professor Professor Arronax joins an US mission to hunt for the mysterious beast. The professor soon finds himself aboard the submarine beast Nautilus and a "guest" of Captain Nemo who is intent on exploring the... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Dumont: Cool guy.
  • Maury: ?
  • Vigo: ?
  • Pierre Aronnax: A noted French marine biologist and narrator of the story. He is brave and clever.
  • Captain Nemo: He is a scientific genius who roams the depths of the sea in his submarine, the Nautilus, which he helped build on a deserted island. He appears feelingless, but is actually very human.
  • Conseil: Aronnax's faithful assistant will do anything for him.
  • Ned Land: Canadian master harpoonist. He has a quick temper and is restless.
  • Milne: ?
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  • “It was no longer illuminated water, but liquid light.”
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First Sentence edit see section history

The year 1866 was signalized by a remarkable incident,a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon,which doubtless no one has yet forgotten.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Part I

1. A Runaway Reef
2. The Pros and Cons
3. As Master Wishes
4. Ned Land
5. At Random!
6. At Full Steam
7. A Whale of Unknown Species
8. "Mobilis in Mobili"
9. The Tantrums of Ned Land
10. The Man of the Waters
11. The Nautilus
12. Everything through Electricity
13. Some Figures
14. The Black Current
15. An Invitation in Writing
16. Strolling the Plains
17. An Underwater Forest
18. Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
19. Vanikoro
20. The Torres Strait
21. Some Days Ashore
22. Captain Nemo'sLightning Bolt
23. "Aegri Somnia"
24. The Coral world

Part II

1. The Indian Ocean
2. A New Proposition from Captain Nemo
3. A Pearl Worth Ten Million
4. The Red Sea
5. Arabian Tunnel
6. The Greek Islands
7. The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours
8. The Bay of Vigo
9. A Lost Continent
10. The Underwater Coalfields
11. The Sargasso Sea
12. Sperm Whales and Baleen Whales
13. The Ice Bank
14. The South Pole
15. Accident or Incident?
16. Shortage of Air
17. From Cape Horn to the Amazon
18. The Devilfish
19. The Gulf Stream
20. In Latitude 47° 24' and Longitude 17° 28'
21. A Mass Execution
22. The Last Words of Captain Nemo
23. Conclusion

Series & Lists edit see section history

This book is in Heritage Press. (edition-based publisher list)
This book is in Readers Digest Press. (edition-based publisher list)
This is book 37 of 100 in National Public Radio's Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Time Machine, and followed by Flowers for Algernon.

This is book 746 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Little Women, and followed by What Katy Did.

This book is in Books That Changed Man's Thinking (Heron). (edition-based publisher list)
This is book 6 of 53 in Voyages Extraordinaires. (universe)

Preceded by In Search of the Castaways, and followed by Round The Moon.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Jules Verne (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: French
Publisher: Pierre-Jules Hetzel
Country: France
Publication Date: 1870
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 463

Classification edit see section history

  • Copyright Status: Public Domain
  • Library of Congress: PQ2469.V4 E5
  • Dewey: 843.8

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

very promising and innovative.

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