<p>French professor Pierre Aronnax and his servant join the <I>Abraham Lincoln</I> an American frigate on a mission to find and destroy a 'sea-unicorn of colossal dimensions armed not with a halberd but with a real spur as the armored frigates.' The undersea monster is thought to be responsible for the disappearance of over 200 ships. When they encounter the 'gigantic cetacean' it disables the <I>Abraham Lincoln</I> and knocks Professor Aronnax his servant and the hot-tempered harpooner Ned Land overboard. The three must cling to the beast or drown; however they soon realize that the 'beast' is really a man-made underwater vehicle.</p><p>Captain Nemo captures the men and holds them prisoner on the <I>Nautilus</I> his incredible submarine. The captain and his unwilling passengers thus embark on a deep-sea odyssey that stretches from the palm-strewn Indian Ocean to the frozen peril of the South Pole. But the enigmatic Nemo has a darker purpose for his voyage: revenge on humanity.</p><p>Not just a suspense-ridden drama this classic novel written in 1873 predicts with astonishing accuracy the advanced technology and inventions of the twentieth century and it has inspired generations of science fiction writers.</p>