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TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER
THE SEAS
Jules Verne
An Underwater Tour of the World
Translated from the Original French
by F. P. Walter
Synopsis.
In 20000 Leagues Under the Seas, Jules Verne
give us a naturalist, his assistant, and a
harpooner who join a party in search of a giant
sea creature which has attacked a number of
ships.
Incredibly they are knocked overboard only
to find themselves saved by the monster.
As everyone must know, the sea
monster turns out to be the Nautilus
- a submarine Captained by the enigmatic
Captain Nemo.
While treated well our heros are held
captive on the Nautilus. Captain Nemo is
single minded in keeping the existence of his
submarine a secret from the world.
20000 Leagues Under the Seas is the story of
adventures of the 3 men during the ten months
they are held captive.
The enduring lure of this story though are
the dark and brooding insights into Captain
Nemo's mind
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