20000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

by Jules Verne

The news spread worldwide about a serpent-like creature. Supposedly,

part of the whale family has been ramming ships and sinking them with ease. The

large ship named the Abraham Lincoln was sent out to find and kill this beast.

An attack of the monster left Professor Aronnax and his long time sidekick

Conseil thrown overboard. Ned Land, master harpooner was thrown overboard as

well. An iron-plated submarine saved their lives. When taken aboard the

submarine they were treated with hostility. With an introduction to Captain

Nemo they became passengers aboard the Nautilus. They were astonished by the

Nautilus on how it could dive down to the ocean depths to see all that the sea

had to offer. Professor Aronnax and Conseil found the ocean depths to be a

new world!

Many life and death experiences made Ned Land feel uneasy about his new

life aboard the Nautilus. He was determined to escape. Captain Nemo took them

to many exquisite places. They experienced hunting and searching for pearls,

VigLo Bay, a hollowed out volcano, and the underwater city of Atlantis. Captain

Nemo took them to the South Pole, where no man had been before and Captain Nemo

was the first to go there. They almost died leaving the Great Ice Barrier.

Then they fought with giant squid. Captain Nemo seemed to be seeking revenge on

ships from his own country. He used the powerful Nautilus as a weapon to sink

many ships. After 10 months of being aboard they completed their underwater

exploration covering 20,000 leagues under the sea. A Maelstrom hit the

Nautilus