Mysterious Island (Volume 1 and 2)

Author: Dagon
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Jules Verne incorporated his miraculous imagination into his works, creating romantic and adventurous travelogues with skilled and rigorous writing. His stories are vivid, humorous, and full of fun, while also inspiring people, especially young readers, to love science and yearn for exploration. This book narrates the story of five Northerners trapped by the Southern army during the American Civil War, who escape by hot air balloon. They are blown by a storm to a deserted island in the Pacific. Without losing hope or giving up, they establish their own home on the island through unity, mutual help, collective wisdom, and labor. With bare hands, they create pottery, glass, windmills, and telegraphs. Finally, they encounter a rescue ship and return to their homeland. Some parts of the book reveal racial prejudice, which should be analyzed and criticized while reading.