TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES

Twenty Thousand Leagues

Twenty Thousand Leagues

Twenty Thousand Leagues is a traditional novel by Jules Verne issued in 1870. It distinguishes the narrative of Captain Nemo and his marine Nautilus as assured from the vision of Professor Pierre Aronnax.

Captain Nemo's name is a delicate mention to Homer's Odyssey, a Greek classic poem. In The Odyssey, Odysseus conforms to the ugly cyclops Polyphemus throughout the class of his rambling. Polyphemus asks Odysseus his name, and Odysseus responds that his name is "Utis", which understands as "No-man" or "No more". In the Latin conversion of the Odyssey, this pseudonym is delivered as ...