20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Children's Literature Reading Aid

Author: Editorial Committee of "Children's Literature Companion"
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Jules Verne (1828–1905) was born in Nantes, a western French port city. He lived and studied on the Isle of Flandres, a part of the Loire River that flows through the city, until he graduated from high school. His father was a moderately successful lawyer who hoped his son would follow in his footsteps. However, Verne had a deep love for the sea from a young age and longed for distant voyages and adventures. At the age of 11, he volunteered to become an apprentice sailor on a ship bound for India. His family discovered him and brought him home. As a result, Verne was severely beaten and lay in bed crying, vowing, "From now on, I will only travel in my imagination while lying in bed." Perhaps it was this childhood experience that objectively led Verne to spend his life immersed in fantasy, creating such a large number of famous science fiction works. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea describes how in 1866, several ships encountered a giant whale-like monster while sailing at sea, with some even being attacked by it. The monster caused widespread panic about maritime transportation safety worldwide. Professor Aronnax, a French biologist, accepted an invitation from the United States and joined the "Lincoln" battleship in its pursuit of the monster. During the chase, the "Lincoln" discovered that the monster was not a narwhal but an advanced submarine. Professor Aronnax and his companions were captured and taken aboard the submarine. Captain Nemo took them on a breathtaking journey through the magical and beautiful underwater world, and they also experienced many hardships and dangers together. When the submarine encountered a storm in the Norwegian coast of the Arctic Ocean, Professor Aronnax and his companions finally escaped the "Nautilus" and returned to their homeland. He also revealed the secrets of the sea.