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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

by Jules Verne

Reading level
Plain English
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Free

About the book

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World" by Jules Verne is a science fiction adventure novel serialized from March 1869 to June 1870. When ships encounter a mysterious sea monster in 1866, Professor Pierre Aronnax joins an American expedition to hunt it down. After an attack, he discovers the creature is actually a futuristic submarine called the Nautilus, commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Held captive aboard, Aronnax and his companions embark on an extraordinary underwater journey across the world's oceans, witnessing marvels and dangers beneath the waves.

  • Science fiction
  • Submarines (Ships)
  • Sea stories
  • Adventure stories
  • Underwater exploration

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #2488. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas on Wikipedia.

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