About this audiobook
Reports of a mysterious creature threatening ships lead Professor Aronnax to join an expedition to investigate. After an encounter at sea, he, his servant Conseil and the harpooner Ned Land find themselves aboard the Nautilus. The supposed monster is a submarine commanded by the enigmatic Captain Nemo, whose separation from the world above raises as many questions as his remarkable vessel.
Their underwater journey reveals extraordinary landscapes and unfamiliar forms of life. Aronnax's scientific curiosity draws him towards these discoveries, while Ned Land longs to regain his freedom. The opportunities offered by life beneath the waves cannot remove the unease of being unable to choose where to go.
Jules Verne combines exploration with a conflict between knowledge, independence and responsibility. The novel considers how technological power may open new worlds while deepening a person's isolation, and how fascination with discovery can coexist with the need to return to ordinary human life.
