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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaJules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

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Original author: Jules Verne

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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.

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #164.

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46 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: A Shifting Reef1,945 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Pro and Con1,637 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: I Form My Resolution1,311 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Ned Land1,889 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: At a Venture1,652 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: At Full Steam2,316 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: An Unknown Species of Whale1,901 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Mobilis in Mobili1,934 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: Ned Land’s Tempers847 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: The Man of the Seas4,603 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: All by Electricity1,566 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Some Figures1,811 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: The Black River1,963 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: A Note of Invitation2,247 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: A Walk on the Bottom of the Sea1,811 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: A Submarine Forest2,270 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVII: Four Thousand Leagues Under the Pacific1,625 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVIII: Vanikoro2,459 words
  19. 19.Chapter XIX: Torres Straits1,970 words
  20. 20.Chapter XX: A Few Days on Land2,479 words
  21. 21.Chapter XXI: Captain Nemo’s Thunderbolt2,969 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXII: “ægri Somnia”2,137 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXIII: The Coral Kingdom2,053 words
  1. 24.Chapter I: The Indian Ocean2,454 words
  2. 25.Chapter II: A Novel Proposal of Captain Nemo’s1,442 words
  3. 26.Chapter III: A Pearl of Ten Millions3,156 words
  4. 27.Chapter IV: The Red Sea3,019 words
  5. 28.Chapter V: The Arabian Tunnel2,184 words
  6. 29.Chapter VI: The Grecian Archipelago2,754 words
  7. 30.Chapter VII: The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours1,018 words
  8. 31.Chapter VIII: Vigo Bay3,024 words
  9. 32.Chapter IX: A Vanished Continent2,726 words
  10. 33.Chapter X: The Submarine Coal-Mines2,531 words
  11. 34.Chapter XI: The Sargasso Sea1,594 words
  12. 35.Chapter XII: Cachalots and Whales2,693 words
  13. 36.Chapter XIII: The Iceberg2,956 words
  14. 37.Chapter XIV: The South Pole3,297 words
  15. 38.Chapter XV: Accident or Incident?1,935 words
  16. 39.Chapter XVI: Want of Air3,153 words
  17. 40.Chapter XVII: From Cape Horn to the Amazon2,283 words
  18. 41.Chapter XVIII: The Poulps2,258 words
  19. 42.Chapter XIX: The Gulf Stream2,556 words
  20. 43.Chapter XX: From Latitude 47° 24′ to Longitude 17° 28′1,863 words
  21. 44.Chapter XXI: A Hecatomb2,807 words
  22. 45.Chapter XXII: The Last Words of Captain Nemo2,265 words
  23. 46.Chapter XXIII: Conclusion437 words