Captain Nemo's Ode to the Sea by Jules Verne

<p><em>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea</em> by Jules Verne, published between 1869 and 1870, tells the story of Captain Nemo, who roams the world's oceans in his submarine. The story is told from the perspective of the French professor Pierre Aronnax, who is sent on an expedition by the American government to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks of 1866 and 1867 - and who, as illustrations in the original edition prove, is supposed to represent Jules Verne himself. After the professor and his companions track down the <em>Nautilus</em>, they are kept on board as prisoners and experience a series of incredible adventures at the bottom of the world's oceans: they recover sunken treasure...View all