How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues. I woke
This forcible abduction, so roughly carried out, was accomplished with the rapidity of lightning. I shivered all over. Whom had we to deal with? No
At this cry the whole ship’s crew hurried towards the harpooner– commander, officers, masters, sailors, cabin boys; even the engineers left their engines, and the
The voyage of the Abraham Lincoln was for a long time marked by no special incident. But one circumstance happened which showed the wonderful dexterity
Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded. His vessel and he were one. He was the soul of it. On
Three seconds before the arrival of J. B. Hobson’s letter I no more thought of pursuing the unicorn than of attempting the passage of the
At the period when these events took place, I had just returned from a scientific research in the disagreeable territory of Nebraska, in the United
The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and puzzling phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten. Not to mention rumours
A large, deadly sea monster is running loose and has already destroyed over 200 ships. The acclaimed French scientist Dr. Aronnax decides to hunt down
The next day, the 22nd of March, at six in the morning, preparations for departure were begun. The last gleams of twilight were melting into
The next day, the 20th of February, I awoke very late: the fatigues of the previous night had prolonged my sleep until eleven o’clock. I
This terrible spectacle was the forerunner of the series of maritime catastrophes that the Nautilus was destined to meet with in its route. As long
The Astronomer was saying, “A quiet burial is all we can do. There is no point in any publicity now,” when they heard the screams.
Slim started at the sound of footsteps and brightened when it turned out to be only Red. He said, “No one’s around. I had my
Thus around the Nautilus, above and below, was an impenetrable wall of ice. We were prisoners to the iceberg. I watched the Captain. His countenance
During the nights of the 13th and 14th of March, the Nautilus returned to its southerly course. I fancied that, when on a level with
That same evening, in 21@ 30′ N. lat., the Nautilus floated on the surface of the sea, approaching the Arabian coast. I saw Djeddah, the
In the course of the day of the 29th of January, the island of Ceylon disappeared under the horizon, and the Nautilus, at a speed
The next morning at four o’clock I was awakened by the steward whom Captain Nemo had placed at my service. I rose hurriedly, dressed, and
The following day 10th January, the Nautilus continued her course between two seas, but with such remarkable speed that I could not estimate it at
The Nautilus was steadily pursuing its southerly course, following the fiftieth meridian with considerable speed. Did he wish to reach the pole? I did not