India is celebrating the birth of its independent constitution today, so we thought we’d take a look at representations of India in sci-fi and fantasy. For an Indian sci-fi fan (or a Western fan traveling in India), one thing becomes quickly clear: while there’s imported American, European, and Japanese science fiction around, the local-grown stuff can be […]
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne tells the adventures of five Americans on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. The story begins in the American Civil War, during the siege of Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America. As famine and death ravage the city, five northern prisoners of war decide to escape by the unusual means of hijacking a balloon. The five are Cyrus Smith, a railroad engineer in the Union army (named Cyrus Harding in some English translations); his black manservant Neb (short for Nebuchadnezzar), whom Verne repeatedly states is not a slave but an ex-slave who had been freed by Smith; the sailor Bonadventure Pencroff (who is addressed only by his surname, but his "Christian name", Bonadventure, is given to their boat; in other translations, he is also known as Pencroft); his prot�g� Harbert Brown (called Herbert in some translations), a young boy whom Pencroff raises as his own after the death of his father (Pencroff's former captain); and the journalist Ged�on Spilett (Gideon Spilett in English versions). The company is completed by Cyrus' dog 'Top'.��After flying in stormy weather for several days, the group crash-lands on a cliff-bound, volcanic, unknown (and fictitious) island, described as being located at 34�57'S 150�30'W, about 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) east of New Zealand.
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The Mysterious Island
The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne tells the adventures of five Americans on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. The story begins in the American Civil War, during the siege of Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America. As famine and death ravage the city, five northern prisoners of war decide to escape by the unusual means of hijacking a balloon. The five are Cyrus Smith, a railroad engineer in the Union army (named Cyrus Harding in some English translations); his black manservant Neb (short for Nebuchadnezzar), whom Verne repeatedly states is not a slave but an ex-slave who had been freed by Smith; the sailor Bonadventure Pencroff (who is addressed only by his surname, but his "Christian name", Bonadventure, is given to their boat; in other translations, he is also known as Pencroft); his prot�g� Harbert Brown (called Herbert in some translations), a young boy whom Pencroff raises as his own after the death of his father (Pencroff's former captain); and the journalist Ged�on Spilett (Gideon Spilett in English versions). The company is completed by Cyrus' dog 'Top'.��After flying in stormy weather for several days, the group crash-lands on a cliff-bound, volcanic, unknown (and fictitious) island, described as being located at 34�57'S 150�30'W, about 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) east of New Zealand.
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BN ID: | 2940016246666 |
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Publisher: | Cricket House Books, LLC |
Publication date: | 03/23/2013 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 8 MB |
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