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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea

Jules Verne

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"Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea" by Jules Verne is a science fiction adventure novel serialized from 1869 to 1870. When ships worldwide report encounters with a mysterious sea monster, an American expedition sets out to destroy it. Professor Aronnax, harpooner Ned Land, and servant Conseil discover the creature is actually a futuristic submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Held captive aboard the Nautilus, they embark on an extraordinary underwater journey, witnessing marvels and mysteries beneath the waves while uncovering their captor's dark past. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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  1. 1Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea2,995 chars
  2. 2PART ONE11,907 chars
  3. 3CHAPTER II PRO AND CON9,802 chars
  4. 4CHAPTER III I FORM MY RESOLUTION7,872 chars
  5. 5CHAPTER IV NED LAND10,989 chars
  6. 6CHAPTER V AT A VENTURE9,642 chars
  7. 7CHAPTER VI AT FULL STEAM13,826 chars
  8. 8CHAPTER VII AN UNKNOWN SPECIES OF WHALE10,969 chars
  9. 9CHAPTER VIII MOBILIS IN MOBILI11,434 chars
  10. 10CHAPTER IX NED LAND’S TEMPERS5,003 chars
  11. 11CHAPTER X THE MAN OF THE SEAS27,056 chars
  12. 12CHAPTER XI ALL BY ELECTRICITY9,124 chars
  13. 13CHAPTER XII SOME FIGURES10,466 chars
  14. 14CHAPTER XIII THE BLACK RIVER11,487 chars
  15. 15CHAPTER XIV A NOTE OF INVITATION12,995 chars
  16. 16CHAPTER XV A WALK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA10,455 chars
  17. 17CHAPTER XVI A SUBMARINE FOREST13,167 chars
  18. 18CHAPTER XVII FOUR THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE PACIFIC9,445 chars
  19. 19CHAPTER XVIII VANIKORO14,738 chars
  20. 20CHAPTER XIX TORRES STRAITS11,321 chars
  21. 21CHAPTER XX A FEW DAYS ON LAND14,740 chars
  22. 22CHAPTER XXI CAPTAIN NEMO’S THUNDERBOLT17,782 chars
  23. 23CHAPTER XXII “ÆGRI SOMNIA”12,752 chars
  24. 24CHAPTER XXIII THE CORAL KINGDOM11,887 chars
  25. 25PART TWO14,433 chars
  26. 26CHAPTER II A NOVEL PROPOSAL OF CAPTAIN NEMO’S8,527 chars
  27. 27CHAPTER III A PEARL OF TEN MILLIONS18,076 chars
  28. 28CHAPTER IV THE RED SEA17,457 chars
  29. 29CHAPTER V THE ARABIAN TUNNEL12,702 chars
  30. 30CHAPTER VI THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO15,866 chars
  31. 31CHAPTER VII THE MEDITERRANEAN IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS5,952 chars
  32. 32CHAPTER VIII VIGO BAY17,440 chars
  33. 33CHAPTER IX A VANISHED CONTINENT15,792 chars
  34. 34CHAPTER X THE SUBMARINE COAL-MINES14,732 chars
  35. 35CHAPTER XI THE SARGASSO SEA9,179 chars
  36. 36CHAPTER XII CACHALOTS AND WHALES15,796 chars
  37. 37CHAPTER XIII THE ICEBERG16,945 chars
  38. 38CHAPTER XIV THE SOUTH POLE18,965 chars
  39. 39CHAPTER XV ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT?11,377 chars
  40. 40CHAPTER XVI WANT OF AIR18,002 chars
  41. 41CHAPTER XVII FROM CAPE HORN TO THE AMAZON13,350 chars
  42. 42CHAPTER XVIII THE POULPS13,252 chars
  43. 43CHAPTER XIX THE GULF STREAM14,309 chars
  44. 44CHAPTER XX FROM LATITUDE 47° 24′ TO LONGITUDE 17° 28′10,563 chars
  45. 45CHAPTER XXI A HECATOMB15,882 chars
  46. 46CHAPTER XXII THE LAST WORDS OF CAPTAIN NEMO12,681 chars
  47. 47CHAPTER XXIII CONCLUSION2,463 chars