Children of Captain Grant

Author: Jules Verne
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: The Children of Captain Gault is part of his famous trilogy—The Children of Captain Grant, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and The Mysterious Island, written in 1867. The novel depicts the ocean liner Duncan sailing on its maiden voyage between Ireland and England when the owner, Sir Graham, suddenly discovers a shark following it from the rear. After the sailors kill the shark, they find a sealed bottle in its belly containing three incomplete distress letters written in English, French, and German. The letters are from Scottish explorer Captain Grant. Upon learning of this, Captain Grant's children immediately go to Sir Graham's estate. Since the British government refuses to send a ship for rescue, Sir Graham and Lady Helena decide to take Captain Grant's children aboard the Duncan to find their father. They cross the South American grasslands, travel throughout Australia and New Zealand, and circumnavigate the globe. Along the way, they overcome countless difficulties with extraordinary courage and perseverance, finally finding Captain Grant on a desolate island in the Pacific Ocean. The novel also condemns the evils of poverty, unemployment, and human oppression and exploitation, criticizes and exposes colonialism, and expresses deep sympathy for the people fighting for freedom. This novel is worth everyone's time to read—it can inspire determination, cultivate the spirit of bravely overcoming difficulties and facing challenges, and at the same time, enrich readers' scientific knowledge.