Twenty Thousand 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.

• This acclaimed translation brilliantly conveys the novel's tones and range
• It appears with a readable Introduction, two Appendices, and extensive Notes, presenting the sources, the correspondence with the publisher, the references within the work, and the inception of the novel

New to the 2nd Edition:

• As well as a line-by-line revision of the translation, addition of material about Verne's life, the literary and scientific context, and the sections cut from the two manuscripts

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Note on the Text and Translatiom
Select Bibliography
A Chronology of Jules Verne

PART I

1. A Shifting Reef
2. Pros and Cons
3. As Monsieur Pleases
4. Ned Land
5. At Random
6. Full Steam Ahead
7. An Unknown Species of Whale
8. Mobilis in Mobili
9. Ned Land's Fits of Anger
10. The Man of the Sea
11. The Nautilus
12. All by Electricity
13. A Few Figures
14. The Black River
15. A Letter of Invitation
16. An Excursion over the Plains
17. An Underwater Forest
18. Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific
19. Vanikoro
20. Torres Strait
21. A Few Days on Land
22. Captain Nemo's Lightning
23. Aegri Somnia
24. The Coral Kingdom

PART II

1. The Indian Ocean
2. A FNew Invitation 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. Vigo Bay
9. A Lost World
10. Underwater Coalmines
11. The Sargasso Sea
12. Baleen and Sperm Whales
13. The Ice-Cap
14. The South Pole
15. Accident or Incident?
16. Not Enough Air
17. From Cape Horn to the Amazon
18. Squid
19. The Gulf Stream
20. 47° 24' N, 17° 28' W
21. A Massacre
22. Captain Nemo's Last Words
23. Conclusion

Appendix 1: Inception
Appendix 2: Sources
Explanatory Notes