Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

French novelist Jules Verne -- the man who invented the future -- captured and intensified the human impulse to explore the world's hidden regions. This prophetic 1870 adventure novel centering on a fabulous underwater craft commanded by the brilliant and mysterious Captain Nemo was written well before the development of the deep-water submarine.<br>Combining marvelous scientific achievements with common everyday events the story brims with intricate descriptions of a futuristic vessel and bizarre scenes of life on the ocean's bottom. Sights include Red Sea coral wreckage from a historic naval battle Antarctic ice shelves and the mythical city of Atlantis. Rousing adventures range from a confrontation with a giant squid to an encounter with belligerent cannibals. The crowning achievement of Verne's literary career <i>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea</i> influenced H. G. Wells and generations of writers inspired numerous films and continues to captivate readers of all ages.