Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas (Verne - Oxford ed.)

Author: Jules Verne

ISBN: 9780198818649

Binding: paperback

Section: Fiction

French naturalist Dr Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, but discovers instead the Nautilus, a self-contained world built by its enigmatic captain. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater realms of the globe, undergo a transcendental experience amongst the ruins of Atlantis, and plant a black flag at the South Pole. Nemo's mission is finally revealed to be a violent one -- and his methods coldly efficient.