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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

Un nuevo y sorprendente cl?sico de Julio Verne en una cuidada edici?n actualizada, ilustrada y adaptada.

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

L' le myst rieuse By Jules Verne

"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