Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

The man who invented the future French novelist Jules Verne fanned mankind's desire to explore earth's hidden territories. His prophetic 1870 adventure novel featuring a fabulous underwater craft commanded by the brilliant and mysterious Captain Nemo predated the deep-water submarine.<br>Weaving amazing scientific achievements with simple everyday occurrences this memorable tale brims with detailed descriptions of a futuristic vessel and bizarre scenes of life on the ocean's bottom. On-board travelers view Red Sea coral wrecks of a historic naval battle Antarctic ice shelves and the fictional Atlantis. In addition they confront a giant squid and belligerent cannibals among other rousing adventures.<br>The crowning achievement of Verne's literary career <i>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea</i> not only influenced H. G. Wells and future generations of writers but also inspired numerous films.