[Pocket Edition] World Classics Library - The Mysterious Island (Pocket Edition)

Author: Jules Verne
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: The Mysterious Island is the third book in the famous science fiction trilogy by French writer and "father of science fiction," Jules Verne. The novel depicts the story of five Union Army prisoners who escape Richmond in a balloon during the American Civil War, only to be blown off course by a storm and stranded on a deserted island in the Pacific. They unite and help each other, relying on their wisdom and extraordinary perseverance to survive tenaciously on the island and build a happy life. Later, they board the Duncan steamship commanded by Robert, the son of Captain Grant, and return to the embrace of their homeland.