20000 Leagues Under the Sea

An American frigate tracking down a ship-sinking monster faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo's death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of the South Pole . . .as Captain Nemo one of the greatest villians ever created takes his revenge on all society. <p/><br>More than a marvelously thrilling drama this classic novel written in 1870 foretells with uncanny accuracy the inventions and advanced technology of the twentieth century and has become a literary stepping-stone for generations of science fiction writers.