Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870)

By Jules Verne | Retelling by A.C. Clark
153 pages

Jules Verne's timeless adventure, faithfully adapted for a new generation of readers.

A monster is terrorizing the world's oceans, a creature of immense size and speed that can cripple a warship. The world's navies are powerless. In a last, desperate attempt to stop the beast, they send for Professor Pierre Aronnax, a brilliant scientist, and Ned Land, the undisputed king of harpooners.

But their hunt ends in capture, and the monster is revealed to be something far more incredible: the Nautilus, a futuristic submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo.

Given a choice between death in the open sea or life as his permanent "guests," the professor and his companions are swept into a 60,000-mile journey through a world no one has ever seen. They will explore the lost city of Atlantis, walk through a graveyard of sunken treasure, and battle a monstrous giant squid.

As the wonders of the deep clash with their desperate desire for freedom, they must unravel the mystery of their captor. Is Captain Nemo a misunderstood genius? Or is he a vengeful madman, determined to drag them down into his secret war against the world?