The Secret of the Nautilus The Secret of the Nautilus The Secret of the Nautilus (known as The Mystery of the Nautilus in the US) is a 2002 adventure video game, inspired by Jules Verne's science fiction novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". It was developed by Cryo Interactive and released for Microsoft Windows based PCs. The characters in "The Secret of the Nautilus" are based on original 19th century engravings as published in Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, despite the game taking place in the 21st century. These characters include Némo, and a giant octopus. The game is similar
Jules Verne its combination of adventurous narrative, travel themes, and detailed historical research, would later be described by Verne as "the first indication of the line of novel that I was destined to follow." Dumas fils put Verne in contact with Jules Seveste, a stage director who had taken over the directorship of the Théâtre-Historique and renamed it the Théâtre Lyrique. Seveste offered Verne the job of secretary of the theatre, with little or no salary attached. Verne accepted, using the opportunity to write and produce several comic operas written in collaboration with Hignard and the prolific librettist Michel Carré. To celebrate