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Jules Verne (1828-1905) is one of the most recognizable names in Western literature, coming to be known as one of the Fathers of Science-Fiction. Although he studied to be a lawyer and held stock trading jobs, he quickly learned that he had a knack for weaving adventurous stories... Read Full Overview

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After escaping from their captors in a giant air balloon, five prisoners of the Civil War find themselves stranded on a deserted island. Despite their different backgrounds, they decide to band together and combine their talents to live on the island, which they named Lincoln... Read Full Overview

"It was now two years and a half since the castaways from the balloon had been thrown on Lincoln Island, and during that period there had been no communication between them and their fellow-creatures. Once the reporter had attempted to communicate with the inhabited world by... Read Full Overview

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La isla misteriosa es una de las novelas m s famosas y le das, escrita por Julio Verne. Considerada por muchos como su obra maestra. En ella se aprecia la admiraci n de su autor por la ciencia aplicada, tan presente en toda su obra, sintetiz ndola a trav s de uno de sus personajes... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Secret of the Island was another of the series of Voyages Extraordinaires which ran through a famous Paris magazine for younger readers, the Magasin Illustr . It formed the third and completing part of the Mysterious Island set of tales of adventure. We may count it, taken... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The Secret of the Island was another of the series of Voyages Extraordinaires which ran through a famous Paris magazine for younger readers, the Magasin Illustr?. It formed the third and completing part of the Mysterious Island set of tales of adven-ture. We may count it, taken... Read Full Overview

In THE SECRET OF THE ISLAND, a party of British adventurers, who had been ballooning, but whose trip had ended by being cast away on a Pacific island, have various setbacks due to both pirates and convicts who had escaped from jails in mainland Australasia. They realise that... Read Full Overview

The Secret of the Island was another of the series of Voyages Extraordinaires which ran through a famous Paris magazine for younger readers, the Magasin Illustr . It formed the third and completing part of the Mysterious Island set of tales of adventure. We may count it, taken... Read Full Overview

The Secret of the Island, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations... Read Full Overview

Embark on an extraordinary adventure with Jules Verne's "The Mysterious Island," a captivating tale of survival, ingenuity, and exploration. First published in 1874, this classic novel combines Verne's love for science and discovery with a gripping narrative that has enthralled... Read Full Overview

Jules Verne, often hailed as the "Father of Science Fiction," was a 19th-century French author whose imaginative works have left an indelible mark on literature and popular culture. Born in 1828 in Nantes, Verne displayed a fascination with travel and exploration from a young... Read Full Overview