20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

Chapter-12 After the bloody battle with the squid, I came to realize that I could no longer stay on board the Nautilus. But I had to try one last time to see if Captain Nemo would let us leave willingly.I found him in his cabin bent over his work table writing. He frowned as I […]

Chapter-11 Once we were safely in the waters of the Atlantic, everyone seemed to relax. That is, everyone except Captain Nemo. In the month that had passed since our escape from the Great Ice Barrier, he had left me totally alone in my studies and no longer came into the lounge to explain the wonders

Chapter-10 We now had to make plans for leaving, since March 21 was the beginning of the long polar night. It would be another six months before the sun shone here again.The Nautilus’ air tanks were filled and it slowly sank beneath the surface. We began heading north again. At three o’clock the next morning,

Chapter-9 “That darned captain would have to stop the ship just as we were about to leave,” Ned muttered angrily the next day.“Yes, Ned,” I replied, “he had to see his banker.”“His banker?” Ned looked puzzled.“Or rather his bank!” I then told him the story of the treasure at Vigo Bay.“Well, everything’s not over yet,”

Chapter-8 When the Nautilus surfaced the next morning, I rushed up to the platform for my first look at the Mediterranean. Ned and Conseil listened as I described our trip through the tunnel.“Okay, I’m impressed, Professor,” said Ned, “But now that we’re in the Mediterranean, it’s time for us to have a little chat.”I knew

Chapter-7 Once Ceylon was behind us, the Nautilus steered due west across the Arabian Sea. When Ned saw our course on the map, he exclaimed, “Professor, we’re heading right into the Red Sea. And the Red Sea is a dead end. Perhaps, one day when the Suez Canal is finished, we’ll be able to reach

Chapter-6 The next morning, I awoke to find myself back in my cabin. My door was unlocked, and I assumed I was no longer a prisoner. So I gathered up my scientific notes and went into the lounge to work on them.I saw nothing of Captain Nemo until he entered the lounge later in the

Chapter-5 “You mean we’re not going on land to hunt,” cried Ned angrily, “Then I refuse to go.”Conseil, however, followed me everywhere, so he fell in behind me as Captain Nemo led us to a small dressing room. Two crewmen helped us on with our heavy rubber waterproof diving suits and thick shoes weighted with

Chapter-4 It was the captain who had spoken. Ned immediately jumped up and backed away from the gasping man on the floor.“Gentlemen,” said the captain, “I also speak French, English, German and Latin. So I could have answered you at our first meeting. But I wanted to take my time deciding what to do with

Chapter-3 I had plunged twenty feet into the sea when suddenly a powerful hand grabbed my clothes and pulled me to the surface. Then these calm words reached my ears: “If Monsieur would lean on my shoulder, Monsieur would be able to swim more easily.”I seized the arm of my faithful Conseil and gasped, “Did

Chapter-2 Commander Farragut had no doubt that he would find and destroy the narwhal. After all, he had the fastest, best-armed ship in the U.S. Navy. He had a loyal, enthusiastic crew. But he had something even better—he had Ned Land, the king of Canadian harpooners.Ned’s skill and courage made him the most valuable man

Chapter-1 The year 1866 was marked by several strange and mysterious events at sea. Ships from many countries had met an ‘enormous black thing’ hundreds of feet long. It was larger than any creature known to scientists. The ‘thing’ gave off an eerie glow under-water and spurted columns of water hundreds of feet into the