中文简介：

《海底两万里》是一部科幻冒险小说，于1869年至1870年在法国杂志上连载，从此让科幻小说在全世界流行起来。

海洋生物学家阿龙纳斯教授与鱼叉手尼德·兰一起在公海上寻找海怪，结果发现这只“海怪”实际上是一艘由神秘的尼摩船长驾驶的潜水艇。他们被俘虏了，从而在海底开始了从南极冰架到亚特兰蒂斯地下城的环球探险旅行，一路上猎杀鲨鱼。

这本书以其庞大的、充满异国情调的情节和生动的描述，描绘了儒勒·凡尔纳（Jules Verne）史诗般的海底冒险故事。这本设计精美、配有护套的精装版由阿尔弗雷德大学英语系教授兼主任艾伦·格罗夫（Allen Grove）作序，并附有儒勒·凡尔纳的生平及作品年表。

Chartwell Classics系列丛书是每个古典文学爱好者书架上的理想书目，包括文学史上一些重要作家的精美作品和作品集。

英文简介：

First serialized in a French magazine from 1869 to 1870, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is an incredible adventure story that popularized science fiction throughout the world.

Professor Aronnax, a marine biologist, joins harpoonist Ned Land in search of a mysterious sea creature in the open ocean, only to discover that the beast is actually a submarine piloted by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. They are taken captive, thus beginning a strange undersea voyage from Antarctic ice shelves to the subterranean city of Atlantis, hunting sharks along the way.

With its sprawling, exotic plot and vivid descriptions, Jules Verne's epic underwater adventure is now available in this elegantly designed jacketed hardcover edition with an introduction by Allen Grove, a professor and chair of English at Alfred University, and a timeline of the life and times of Jules Verne.

Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history.