Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

An adventure classic of deep-sea volcanoes, giant squid and the renegade scientist Captain Nemo.

Professor Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down and destroy a menacing sea monster. However, he discovers that the beast is metal - it is a giant submarine called the Nautilus built by the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. So begins an underwater adventure that takes them from the South Pole to the submerged lost city of Atlantis.

Review: Unbearably thrilling and romantic...full of Verne's gentle humour * Daily Mail *

Among the deep-sea volcanoes, shoals of swirling fish, giant squid and sharks, Captain Nemo steers the Nautilus. Nemo is the renegade scientist par excellence, a man madly inventive in his quest for revenge * Sunday Telegraph *

A tale of terror, suspense and wonder * Guardian *

Fabulous...the pace is sharp and the story as dramatic and engaging as ever * Daily Express *

Verne's imagination has given us some of the greatest adventure stories of all time * Daily Mail