Twenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaJules Verne
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Science Fiction

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

by Jules Verne (1828–1905)

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"Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea" by Jules Verne is a science fiction adventure novel serialized from 1869 to 1870. When ships worldwide report encounters with a mysterious sea monster, an American expedition sets out to destroy it. Professor Aronnax, harpooner Ned Land, and servant Conseil discover the creature is actually a futuristic submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Held captive aboard the Nautilus, they embark on an extraordinary underwater journey, witnessing marvels and mysteries beneath the waves while uncovering their captor's dark past.

Chapters

46 total
  1. 1PART ONE — CHAPTER I A SHIFTING REEF1,985 words
  2. 2CHAPTER II PRO AND CON1,681 words
  3. 3CHAPTER III I FORM MY RESOLUTION1,397 words
  4. 4CHAPTER IV NED LAND1,965 words
  5. 5CHAPTER V AT A VENTURE1,718 words
  6. 6CHAPTER VI AT FULL STEAM2,468 words
  7. 7CHAPTER VII AN UNKNOWN SPECIES OF WHALE2,035 words
  8. 8CHAPTER VIII MOBILIS IN MOBILI2,040 words
  9. 9CHAPTER IX NED LAND’S TEMPERS899 words
  10. 10CHAPTER X THE MAN OF THE SEAS4,823 words
  11. 11CHAPTER XI ALL BY ELECTRICITY1,638 words
  12. 12CHAPTER XII SOME FIGURES1,899 words
  13. 13CHAPTER XIII THE BLACK RIVER2,041 words
  14. 14CHAPTER XIV A NOTE OF INVITATION2,375 words
  15. 15CHAPTER XV A WALK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA1,873 words
  16. 16CHAPTER XVI A SUBMARINE FOREST2,318 words
  17. 17CHAPTER XVII FOUR THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE PACIFIC1,685 words
  18. 18CHAPTER XVIII VANIKORO2,561 words
  19. 19CHAPTER XIX TORRES STRAITS2,074 words
  20. 20CHAPTER XX A FEW DAYS ON LAND2,635 words
  21. 21CHAPTER XXI CAPTAIN NEMO’S THUNDERBOLT3,179 words
  22. 22CHAPTER XXII “ÆGRI SOMNIA”2,223 words
  23. 23CHAPTER XXIII THE CORAL KINGDOM2,177 words
  24. 24PART TWO — CHAPTER I THE INDIAN OCEAN2,514 words
  25. 25CHAPTER II A NOVEL PROPOSAL OF CAPTAIN NEMO’S1,560 words
  26. 26CHAPTER III A PEARL OF TEN MILLIONS3,284 words
  27. 27CHAPTER IV THE RED SEA3,175 words
  28. 28CHAPTER V THE ARABIAN TUNNEL2,318 words
  29. 29CHAPTER VI THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO2,966 words
  30. 30CHAPTER VII THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS1,068 words
  31. 31CHAPTER VIII VIGO BAY3,152 words
  32. 32CHAPTER IX A VANISHED CONTINENT2,830 words
  33. 33CHAPTER X THE SUBMARINE COAL-MINES2,623 words
  34. 34CHAPTER XI THE SARGASSO SEA1,622 words
  35. 35CHAPTER XII CACHALOTS AND WHALES2,833 words
  36. 36CHAPTER XIII THE ICEBERG3,036 words
  37. 37CHAPTER XIV THE SOUTH POLE3,397 words
  38. 38CHAPTER XV ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT?2,059 words
  39. 39CHAPTER XVI WANT OF AIR3,247 words
  40. 40CHAPTER XVII FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON2,321 words
  41. 41CHAPTER XVIII THE POULPS2,386 words
  42. 42CHAPTER XIX THE GULF STREAM2,634 words
  43. 43CHAPTER XX FROM LATITUDE 47° 24′ TO LONGITUDE 17° 28′1,895 words
  44. 44CHAPTER XXI A HECATOMB2,913 words
  45. 45CHAPTER XXII THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO2,345 words
  46. 46CHAPTER XXIII CONCLUSION453 words

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