Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Language: English
Adventure Classic fiction (pre c 1945) Classics Criticism Fiction Fiction - General French Novel And Short Story General & Literary Fiction Literary Literature - Classics Science Fiction Science Fiction - General Science Fiction And Fantasy Sea Stories Submarines (Ships) Submarines (Ships) - Fiction Underwater exploration
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Classics
Published: May 15, 2005
Description:
During the year 1866, ships of several nations spot a mysterious sea monster, which some suggest to be a giant narwhal. The United States government assembles an expedition in New York City to find and destroy the monster. Professor Pierre Aronnax, a French marine biologist and narrator of the story, who happens to be in New York at the time, receives a last-minute invitation to join the expedition which he accepts. The ship finds the monster after a long search and then attacks the beast, which damages the ship's rudder. The three protagonists are then hurled into the water and grasp hold of the "hide" of the creature, which they find, to their surprise, to be a submarine very far ahead of its era. They are quickly captured and brought inside the vessel, where they meet its enigmatic creator and commander, Captain Nemo.