Book Description:
Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) is a visionary tale of deep-sea adventure and scientific wonder. The novel follows Professor Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and harpooner Ned Land as they join an expedition to investigate mysterious attacks on ships — only to be captured by the enigmatic Captain Nemo aboard the technologically advanced submarine, the Nautilus.
As the Nautilus travels beneath the oceans — from the coral kingdoms of the Pacific to the ruins of Atlantis, Antarctic icebergs, and sunken shipwrecks — Verne dazzles readers with vivid descriptions, scientific curiosities, and philosophical undercurrents. At the heart of the story is Captain Nemo: a brilliant, tormented antihero who seeks both solitude and vengeance in the vast, silent deep.
Blending adventure, speculative technology, and ecological reflection, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea remains a foundational work of science fiction and a timeless meditation on exploration and exile.
