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Book cover of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the SeaJules VerneVoyages Extraordinaires, book 6

Characters in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Captain Nemo

    The enigmatic designer and commander of the submarine Nautilus, who keeps his guests aboard and his past hidden.

  • Professor Aronnax

    A French natural scientist and the narrator, whose curiosity about the sea binds him to the Nautilus voyage.

Supporting characters

  • Conseil

    Aronnax's devoted Flemish servant, steeped in the classification of living things.

  • Ned Land

    A Canadian harpooner with no equal in his trade, who joins Aronnax's expedition and chafes at life aboard the Nautilus.

Minor characters

  • Commander Farragut

    The U.S. Navy officer commanding the frigate Abraham Lincoln, sent to hunt the supposed sea monster.