Professor Aronnax: "You cannot do this! This is uncivilized!"Ĭaptain Nemo: "I am not what is called a civilized man, professor. And then on March 21, 1868, 1, Captain Nemo, reached the South Pole at a latitude of 90o and took possession of this portion of the globe equal in area to a sixth of all known continents.' " Captain Nemo Later in 1842, he returned but could get no farther than the seventy-first parallel. ![]() On the twenty-third of the same month he reached the seventy-fourth parallel, the farthest point attained till then on the twenty-seventh he reached 76o 8', on the twenty-eighth 77o 32' and on February 2 78o 4'. Then on January 12, 1842, the Englishman James Ross, commanding the Erebus and the Terror, discovered Victoria Land at 76o 56' S. In 1839, the Englishman Balleny discovered Sabrina Land on the edge of the Antarctic Circle. In 1838, the Englishman Wilkes went along the hundredth meridian as far as the sixty-ninth parallel. Have I not understood it myself? Have I not lived ten months of this this unnatural life?Īnd to the question asked by Ecclesiastes 3,000 years ago, "That which is far off and exceeding deep, who can find it out?" two men alone of all now living have the right to give an answer - CAPTAIN NEMO AND MYSELF. If his his destiny be strange, it is also sublime. Vengeance! May the judge disappear, and the philosopher continue the peaceful exploration of the sea! May hatred be appeased in that savage heart! May the contemplation of so many wonders extinguish forever the spirit of If it be so- if Captain Nemo still inhabits the ocean, his adopted country, And I also hope that his powerful vessel has conquered the sea at its most terrible gulf,Īnd that the Nautilus has survived where so many other vessels have been lost! Will the missing vessel tell us by its nationality that of Captain Nemo? Will the waves one day carry to him this manuscript containing the history of his life? Or, did he stop after that last hecatomb? 6īut what has become of the Nautilus? Did it resist the pressure of the maelstrom?ĭoes Captain Nemo still live? And does he still follow under the ocean those frightful retaliations? League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. "Come Forward! Come Forward, men of England! Tell the gods that Nemo sent you!" - Captain Nemo Excerpts from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne I saw all perish! All that I hate is here!" - Captain Nemo "I am the law, and I am the judge! I am the oppressed,Īnd there is the oppressor! Through him I have lost all that I loved, cherished,Īnd venerated-country, wife, children, father, and mother. "Strike, mad vessel! Shower your useless shot! And then, you will not escape the spur of the Nautilus." - Captain Nemo ![]() I do not, therefore, obey its laws, and I desire you never to allude to them before me again!" ![]() "I am not what you call a civilized man! I have done with societyĮntirely, for reasons which I alone have the right of appreciating. The Oxford Companion to English Literature.Andreas Fehrmann's Jules Verne collection (in GERMAN).Captain "Nemo's" Favourite (Curried Shrimp in Coconut Milk).With the aim of promoting free discussion and exchange of informationĪmong Jules Verne enthusiasts around the world.Įngineers are working with acrylic to introduce tourists and vacationers to the wonders of the deep. Protecting animals and exploring new uncharted regions.Ģ0,000 Leagues Under the Sea is about the adventures of Captain Nemo and his crew aboard the submarine, Nautilus. The Undersea Adventures of Captain NemoĬaptain Nemo and two kids who journey the oceans of the world.Original Character Sketches from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea THE UNOFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR "THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND OF CAPTAIN NEMO". The Mysterious Island of Captain Nemo (1972/73).Where will we surface next? Only the Captain truly knows. Like Captain Nemo's voyage's into the sea, we drift the endless currents of the internet.
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