20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea or, Nemo, Nautilus and Other Mysteries of the Deep is the classic book of Jules Verne retold by Antonis Papatheodoulou. The story follows the adventures of the submarine Nautilus and its captain, Nemo, as they explore the ocean's depths. The adventure begins when a mysterious sea monster, believed to be a giant narwhal, is sighted by ships of several nations. French oceanographer Pierre Aronnax, his assistant Conseil, and Canadian harpooner Ned Land join a US Navy expedition to hunt the creature. After an encounter with the monster, they discover it's a futuristic submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo. The group embarks on a journey of 20,000 leagues, encountering underwater forests, coral graveyards, deep trenches, and the sunken ruins of Atlantis, in a story that has captivated readers since its first publication in 1870. The translation by Frederick Paul Walter remains true to Verne's original, complete with scientific details.