20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA(ISBN=9780553212525)

　　An American frigate, tracking down a ship-sinking monster, faces not a living creature but an incredible invention -- a fantastic submarine commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Suddenly a devastating explosion leaves just three survivors, who find themselves prisoners inside Nemo's death ship on an underwater odyssey around the world from the pearl-laden waters of Ceylon to the icy dangers of the South Pole . . .as Captain Nemo, one of the greatest villians ever created, takes his revenge on all society.
　　More than a marvelously thrilling drama, this classic novel, written in 1870, foretells with uncanny accuracy the inventions and advanced technology of the twentieth century and has become a literary stepping-stone for generations of science fiction writers.

　　Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author and a pioneer of the science-fiction genre. William Butcher is Lecturer at the Institute of Education and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Hong Kong.