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First published in 1874, "The Mysterious Island" is French author Jules Verne's exciting adventure which begins amidst the siege on Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Five northern prisoners plan an unconventional escape by hijacking a hot air balloon. What... Read Full Overview

With little more than courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escaped the siege of Richmond-by hot-air balloon. They have no idea if they'll ever see civilization again-especially when they're swept off by a raging storm to the shores of an uncharted island.

Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy,... Read Full Overview

L' le myst rieuse By Jules Verne

A stolen hot air balloon lands an unlikely crew on a mysterious island far from everything they know in this action-packed Jules Verne classic--now with an arresting new look

"Are we going up again?" "No. On the contrary; we are going down " "Worse than that, Mr. Smith, we are falling " "For God's sake throw over all the ballast " "The last sack is empty " "And the balloon rises again?" "No " "I hear the splashing waves " "The sea is under us " "It... Read Full Overview

During the American Civil War, five Northern prisoners of war escape by hijacking a hydrogen-filled observation balloon during the Siege of Richmond, Virginia. The escapees crash-land on a mysterious volcanic island in the Southern Pacific Ocean. Throughout... Read Full Overview

This conclusion to the spellbinding adventures of Captain Nemo and his submarine, Nautilus, features text now reset in the original typeface and illustrations newly reproduced from the original canvases. Full-color and black-and-white illustrations."

During the American Civil War, five Northern prisoners of war escape during the Siege of Richmond, Virginia, by hijacking a hydrogen-filled observation balloon. The escapees are Cyrus Smith, a railroad engineer in the Union army (named Cyrus Harding in Kingston's version); his... Read Full Overview