The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne [Mysterious Island #1]

by Jules Verne, Agnes Kinloch Kingston (Translator)

Overview

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND is the first book in the 'Mysterious Island' trilogy (THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, ABANDONED, THE SECRET OF THE ISLAND), and is related to 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA and THE SEARCH FOR THE CASTAWAYS.

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND follows the adventures of five American prisoners of war on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Begining in the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia, five northern POWs decide to escape in a stolen balloon. They eventually reach a remote island in the south Pacific and soon discover that a person or persons unknown is helping them to survive.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012152169
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	01/28/2011
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was a French author who, along with British writer H. G. Wells, is considered to be one of the founders of the science fiction genre. Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before navigable aircraft and practical submarines were invented, and before any means of space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author of all time, only behind Agatha Christie. A number of his books have been made in films several times.

Date of Birth:

February 8, 1828

Date of Death:

March 24, 1905

Place of Birth:

Nantes, France

Place of Death:

Amiens, France

Education:

Nantes lycée and law studies in Paris