20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

In an age that has seen the wildest speculations of science become reality, Jules Verne is regarded as both a technological prophet and one of the most exciting masters of imagination the world has ever known. Of all his novels, none is more compelling and thrilling than 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This extraordinary voyage into the depths of the unknown aboard the legendary submarine Nautilus—commanded by the brilliant, tragic Captain Nemo—explores both the incredible possibilities of science and the twisted labyrinth of the human mind. The novel stands as science raised to the level of literature and remains a vivid expression of a new era of technological advancement and humanity's place within that world.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Foreword
Conversion Table

PART ONE

1. A Shifting Reef
2. Pro and Con
3. Just As Monsieur Wishes
4. Ned Land
5. Foreword to Adventure
6. Full Steam Ahead!
7. An Unknown Species of Whale
8. Mobilis in Mobili
9. Ned Land's Tantrums
10. The Man of the Seas
11. The Nautilus
12. All by Electricity
13. A Few Figures
14. The Black Current
15. A Written Invitation
16. A Stroll on the Ocean Bed
17. A Submarine Forest
18. Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
19. Vanikoro
20. The Torres Strait
21. A Few Days on Land
22. Lightning Action by Captain Nemo
23. Aegri Somnia—Bitter Dreams
24. The Coral Kingdom

PART TWO

1. The Indian Ocean
2. Another Excursion with Captain Nemo
3. A Priceless Pearl
4. The Red Sea
5. The Arabian Tunnel
6. The Greek Archipelago
7. Across the Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours
8. Vigo Bay
9. The Lost Continent
10. Coal Mines Under the Sea
11. The Sargasso Sea
12. Cachalots and Whales
13. Under the Ice Shelf
14. The South Pole
15. Accident or Incident?
16. Lack of Air
17. From Cape Horn to the Amazon
18. The Squid
19. The Gulf Stream
20. At Latitude 47° 24' and Longitude 17° 28'
21. A Hecatomb
22. Captain Nemo's Last Words
23. Conclusion

Afterword: Freedom and the Near Murder of Jules Verne
Selected Bibliography