Mysterious Island (eBook)

Jules Verne (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
568 Seiten
Saga Egmont International (Verlag)
978-91-7639-346-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The Mysterious Island (French: L'Ile mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1874. The novel is a crossover sequel to Verne's famous Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and In Search of the Castaways, though thematically it is vastly different from those books. An early draft of the novel, initially rejected by Verne's publisher ...

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"e;Are we rising again?"e;"e;No. On the contrary."e;"e;Are we descending?"e;"e;Worse than that, captain! We are falling!"e;Five prisoners of war escape in an air balloon during a siege. They are blown way off course and days later they crash on a seemingly deserted island. In time, they manage to make a decent life for themselves on the island, but one day they see a pirate ship in the horizon. Clearly influenced by 'Robinson Crusoe' Jules Verne does a great job of stringing together an intriguing mystery with great plot twists and surprises scattered throughout. 'The Mysterious Island' has inspired many movie adaptations, lately with Dwayne Johnson in the leading role.

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: Kopenhagen
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• ISBN-10: 91-7639-346-1 / 9176393461
• ISBN-13: 978-91-7639-346-8 / 9789176393468