Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea is a classic adventure story by the author known as the "Father of Science Fiction. " Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant Conseil and the Canadian harpooner, Ned Land set out on a hazardous voyage to rid the seas of the seas of a little-known and terrifying sea monster. Discovering that the monster is in fact the giant submarine "Nautilus, " they are soon captured by its mysterious commander, Captain Nemo. One of the greatest adventure stories of all time, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is also the chronicle of a fantastic voyage from the lost continent of Atlantis to the South Pole.
JULES VERNE Jules Verne was born in Nantes, France in 1828. He wrote more than 60 books in his lifetime. Most were about wonderful trips around the world, under the seas and in space including Tour Of The World in Eighty Days and From The Earth to the Moon.
