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The Mysterious Island - A Lavishly Illustrated Classic Adventure of Survival, Science, and Discovery
Paperback
HumorMystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515417354
Publisher: Illustrated Books
Published: May 30 2017
Pages: 474
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Verne's most ambitious and beloved tales, here presented in a lavishly illustrated edition by James Zimmerman.
During the American Civil War, five prisoners escape Richmond in a balloon and are swept far across the Pacific by a violent storm. When they crash upon an unknown island, they must rely on intelligence, courage, scientific knowledge, and cooperation to survive. Engineer Cyrus Harding, sailor Pencroff, journalist Gideon Spilett, young Herbert, servant Neb, and the faithful dog Top must build shelter, make tools, find food, master the island's resources, and create a new life from almost nothing. But the island is not as deserted as it first appears, and strange events suggest the presence of a hidden intelligence watching over them.
First published in 1874, The Mysterious Island combines Robinsonade survival fiction, scientific romance, exploration, and suspense into one of Verne's richest novels. It is also closely connected to the larger Verne universe, bringing together themes and mysteries that readers of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas will recognize. With its cast of capable adventurers, its celebration of practical knowledge, and its atmosphere of wonder and danger, this illustrated edition offers a vivid return to one of the great classics of nineteenth-century adventure literature.
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