"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne
o His first major success was in 1864
Voyage to the Centre of the Earth
o Died on March 24, 1905 at Amiens
o Considered to be the `father' of science
fiction
o Professor Pierre Aronnax the main character, narrator, a
professor in the museum in Paris of Natural History; gruff,
unrefined and a classic pedant.
o Conseil Aronnax's domestic servant, 30 years old,
knowledgeable of science, never complains
o Ned Land - a Canadian and the king of harpooners, a large
and quiet man, easily angered when contradicted.
o Captain Nemo- the antagonist of the novel, creator of the
Nautilus.
o takes place in 1866.
o rumors spreading about a large sea monster that inhabiting
the ocean waters and destroying surface vessels
o The US government commissions the Abraham Lincoln to
capture the creature
o the Abraham Lincoln is attacked by the creature
o Aronnax, Conseil and Land go overboard
o the men are held captive by Captain Nemo
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