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has begun, and Caroline's husband Hatteras has long been missing. However, she rebukes Verne's romantic advances, as by now she only loves Nemo. For Nemo, however, the destructive lashing out begins to lose its appeal, and after sinking a passenger ship, he rescues one of its occupants — a man
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The novel follows Verne and André Nemo from their childhoods. Verne is depicted as being a sheltered, almost neurotic individual who is incapable of taking risks, while Nemo is adventurous and resourceful, especially after the death of his father (a dock worker). Both lust after the
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to see the wreckage of her husband's ship. Now free to be together, they return to find Verne, who finally works up the courage to join his friends on their last journey together before Nemo and Caroline retreat beneath the waves together: Nemo brings the
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The personality and life attributed to Captain Nemo in this book are completely different from those of the character of the same name in Jules Verne's original works, where he is depicted as an Indian
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The prison island where Nemo and his fellow captives are held by Robur is called Rura Penthe; this is a reference to the slave factory island from the 1954 film
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In addition to the fictional characters and members of Verne's family, several other historical individuals appear, specifically:
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In 2015, Anderson wrote a short story sequel, "20,000 Years Under the Sea," which incorporates elements from
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exploring Africa. Caroline joins him, but Verne, fearing what might happen, refuses.
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Anderson may have decided to give Nemo the first name of Andre from the
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Anderson would later go on to write a similarly themed novel covering
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The two boys attempt to apprentice themselves to a ship captain named
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wrote about existed in real life as told to him by the real
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