20,000 Leagues of Colonialism

I think I am having way too much fun reading this book!
Here are some of my personal favourites:


“but I declare that they shall not eat me without my protesting”

"It is an infamous shame," cried Ned Land, who broke out for the twentieth time. "We speak to those rogues in French, English, German, and Latin, and not one of them has the politeness to answer!"

“My friends," I answered, making a sign for them to enter, "you are not in Canada, but on board the Nautilus, fifty yards below the level of the sea.”

“For some days we saw a great number of aquatic birds, sea-mews or gulls. Some were cleverly killed and, prepared in a certain way, made very acceptable water-game.”

“On the 25th of January the ocean was entirely deserted;”

‘"By the bye, M. Aronnax you are not afraid of sharks?" "Sharks!" exclaimed I. This question seemed a very hard one. "Well?" continued Captain Nemo. "I admit, Captain, that I am not yet very familiar with that kind of fish."’


I am not done yet, but I find it vastly humorous! (and I'm already talking like them ... )

Athos