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With an Introduction by Alex Dolby Jules Verne (1828-1905) is internationally famous as the author of a distinctive series of adventure stories describing new travel technologies which opened up the world and provided means to escape from it. The collective enthusiasm of generations of readers of his extraordinary voyages was a key factor in the rise of modern science fiction. In The Mysterious Island a group of men escape imprisonment during the American Civil War by stealing a balloon. Blown across the world, they are air-wrecked on a remote desert island. In a manner reminiscent of Robinson Crusoe, the men apply their scientific knowledge and technical skill to exploit the island s bountiful resources, eventually constructing a sophisticated society in miniature. The book is also an intriguing mystery story, for the island has a secret...**
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- Author
- Verne, Jules
- Publisher
- Wordsworth editions Limited
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780812966428
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Other Fantasy Fiction Categories, Mystery
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (792 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- The Mysterious Island (Classics Illustrated) (1997)
- The Mysterious Island (Forgotten Books) (2004)
- L'ïle Mystérieuse Tome 1 (Le livre de poche, #2038) (1991)
- The Mysterious Island (Modern Library Classics) (2002)
- The Mysterious Island (Signet Classics) (1986)
- Paslaptingoji sala (1975)
- The Mysterious Island (Early Classics of Science Fiction Series) (2002)
- Paslaptingoji sala (2013)
- The Mysterious Island (2011)
- The Mysterious Island (Modern Library Classics) (2011)
- The Mysterious Island (Early Classics of Science Fiction Series) (2011)
- The Mysterious Island (Early Classics of Science Fiction Series) (2013)
- The Mysterious Island (Modern Library Classics) (2004)
- The Mysterious Island (Scribner's Illustrated Classics) (1988)
- The Mysterious Island (1865)
- The Mysterious Island (Dover Thrift Editions: Science Fiction/Fantasy) (2017)
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