Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Who would not know Captain Nemo and his famous submarine Nautilus? I believe that this classic book written by the French author Jules Verne in 1870 still has its appeal to all readers of sci-fi nowadays. Verne was quite prophetic about many technological inventions he described in his books. The first US nuclear powered submarine was named Nautilus.
The novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea has all important parts that keep any reader interested. Together with professor Aronnax, his faithful assistant Conseil, hotheaded harpooner Ned Land, and of course with mysterious Captain Nemo and his ship crew you will travel around the world seas in a comfortable and roomy submarine ship. You will admire colorful underwater world and its incredible inhabitants, fight huge squids, discover sunk remnants of legendary Atlantis, visit tropical islands, and ponder what the secret vengeance of the Captain Nemo is and why he can be sometimes so cruel. This story of Captain Nemo and his ship Nautilus made it to the movies several times. I liked the Disney's movie adaption of the book and their view of the submarine design is splendid.
Verne’s descriptions of underwater world are very vivid and definitely touch the reader’s explorer side. I have to say that Verne discovered a new beautiful world for me, full of peculiar creatures I didn’t know it existed. Captain Nemo became my favorite hero, and, that is funny, I also started thinking about building my own underwater vehicle (I was 12 years old). Fortunately I only got to extracting some electrical motor from old washing-machine and for a lack of other parts didn’t proceed to real underwater experiments.