This ship is a secret, and to let them go risks it being found out. Once inside the ship, the men are ushered into a cabin, where they are made to wait before being introduced to the ship’s commander, Captain Nemo-a pseudonym that means “no one.” Captain Nemo tells them that they are prisoners, although they are free to do what they please around his vessel, a submersible ship called the Nautilus.

They soon gain entrance after banging on the exterior walls of the ship before it descends under the water.

The three men realize the monster is not a living creature, but a submarine made of iron. Clinging to the creature, they find Canadian harpooner Ned Land, who had also been on board the Abraham Lincoln. While the Abraham Lincoln is in close pursuit, it collides with the creature, sending Professor Aronnax into the water. Their mission is to find and destroy a giant sea monster that has been attacking ships around the world. Jules Verne’s novel of undersea exploration has been captivating readers ever since its first publication in 1870, and Frederick Paul Walter’s reader-friendly, scientifically meticulous translation of this visionary science fiction classic is complete and unabridged down to the smallest substantive detail.Frenchman Pierre Aronnax, professor of natural history and his loyal servant Conseil join Commander Farragut and his crew aboard the Abraham Lincoln. Thus begins a journey of 20,000 leagues-nearly 50,000 miles-that will take Captain Nemo, his crew, and these three adventurers on a journey of discovery through undersea forests, coral graveyards, miles-deep trenches, and even the sunken ruins of Atlantis. After months of fruitless searching, they finally grapple with their quarry, but Aronnax, Conseil, and the brash Canadian harpooner Ned Land are thrown overboard in the attack, only to find that the “monster” is actually a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by a shadowy, mystical, preternaturally imposing man who calls himself Captain Nemo. When an unidentified “monster” threatens international shipping, French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax and his unflappable assistant Conseil join an expedition organized by the US Navy to hunt down and destroy the menace.

Twenty thousand leagues