A mission to rid the seas of a monster becomes a nightmare for Professor Aronnax, Conseil and harpooner Ned Land when they become prisoners of the 'monster' itself—a spectacular submarine ship commanded by Captain Nemo. But the marvels of their underwater journey soon distract them from their worries—the Professor, at least, wouldn't have missed this voyage for the world!
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Table of Contents:
PART ONE
- A Shifting Reef
- The Pros and Cons
- As Monsieur Wishes
- Ned Land
- A Random Search
- Full Steam Ahead
- An Unknown Species of Whale
- "Mobilis in Mobile"
- Ned Land's Temper
- The Man of the Seas
- The Nautilus
- All by Electricity
- Some Figures
- The Black Stream
- A Letter of Invitation
- A Walk Across the Plains
- An Underwater Forest
- Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
- Vanikoro
- Torres Strait
- Several Days Ashore
- Captain Nemo's Thunderbolts
- Bitter Dreams
- The Coral Kingdom
PART TWO
- The Indian Ocean
- A New Invitation from Captain Nemo
- A Two-Million-Dollar Pearl
- The Red Sea
- The Arabian Tunnel
- The Greek Islands
- Through the Mediterranean in Forty-eight Hours
- Vigo Bay
- A Lost Continent
- Underwater Coal Mines
- The Sargasso Sea
- Whales
- The Great Ice Barrier
- The South Pole
- Accident or Incident?
- Lack of Air
- From Cape Horn to the Amazon
- Squid
- The Gulf Stream
- 47° 24' North Latitude and 17° 28' West Longitude
- A Hecatomb
- Captain Nemo's Last Words
- Conclusion
Afterword
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