16. Strolling the Plains

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Translator’s Preface ix
4. Part One
5. A Runaway Reef 1
6. The Pros and Cons 8
7. As Master Wishes 13
8. Ned Land 19
9. At Random 25
10. At Full Steam 31
11. A Whale of Unknown Species 39
12. Mobilis In Mobili 46
13. Ned Land’s Temper 54
14. The Man of the Waters 60
15. The NAUTILUS 68
16. Entirely by Electricity 76
17. A Few Figures 82
18. The Black Tide 89
19. An Invitation in Writing 102
20. Strolling the Plains 110
21. An Underwater Forest 118
22. 4,000 Leagues Under the Pacific 126
23. Vanikoro 134
24. Torres Strait 143
25. A Few Days Ashore 150
26. Captain Nemo’s Lightning Bolts 162
27. Ægri Somnia 173
28. The Coral Realm 181
29. Part Two
30. The Indian Ocean 189
31. A New Proposition from Captain Nemo 199
32. A Pearl Worth $2,000,000 206
33. The Red Sea 217
34. Arabian Tunnel 228
35. The Greek Isles 238
36. The Mediterranean in Forty-Eight Hours 248
37. Vigo Bay 260
38. A Lost Continent 269
39. The Underwater Coalfields 279
40. The Sargasso Sea 290
41. Sperm Whales and Right Whales 298
42. The Ice Barrier 310
43. The South Pole 321
44. Accident or Incident? 333
45. Shortage of Air 339
46. From Cape Horn to the Amazon 349
47. The Devilfish 359
48. The Gulf Stream 370
49. In Latitude 47° 24' and Longitude 17° 28' 379
50. A Mass Execution 386
51. Captain Nemo’s Last Words 395
52. Conclusion 401
53. Textual Notes 403
54. Recommended Reading 407