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
That day the Nautilus crossed a singular part of the Atlantic Ocean. No one can be ignorant of the existence of a current of warm
The Mediterranean, the blue sea par excellence, “the great sea” of the Hebrews, “the sea” of the Greeks, the “mare nostrum” of the Romans, bordered
The next day I woke with my head singularly clear. To my great surprise, I was in my own room. My companions, no doubt, had
The next morning, the 18th of November, I had quite recovered from my fatigues of the day before, and I went up on to the
The Astronomer said, “You think the noise was their ship landing?” “Don’t you think it could be?” “If it were, they may all be dead.”