A beautiful unabridged version translated by Stephen White with 67 original illustrations by N. C. Wyeth. Published in French as L' le Myst rieuse in 1874, this novel is a sequel to Verne's earlier Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. It contains...
A stolen hot air balloon lands an unlikely crew on a mysterious island far from everything they know in this action-packed Jules Verne classic--now with an arresting new look Five prisoners of war steal a hot air balloon and escape capture in Virginia during the...
Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy,...
A stolen hot air balloon lands an unlikely crew on a mysterious island far from everything they know in this action-packed Jules Verne classic--now with an arresting new look Five prisoners of war steal a hot air balloon and escape capture in Virginia during the...
First new unabridged translation since 1876 of one of Verne's best-known novels
At a time when Verne is making a comeback in the US as a mainstream literary figure, Wesleyan is pleased to publish a new translation of one of his best-known novels, The Mysterious...
Esta obra es una de las m s famosas de Julio Verne. En ella, muestra la importancia de la ciencia en nuestras vidas, a trav s del personaje Ciro. Este libro ofrece al lector juvenil una adaptaci n del texto en espa ol y en ingl s, para que disfrute del gran cl sico mientras practica...
Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy,...
Un nuevo y sorprendente cl?sico de Julio Verne en una cuidada edici?n actualizada, ilustrada y adaptada. Tres americanos llegan en globo a una desconocida isla del Pac?fico. Al principio sobreviven gracias a sus conocimientos cient?ficos y a su ingenio, pero all?...
First published in 1874, "The Mysterious Island" is French author Jules Verne's exciting adventure which begins amidst the siege on Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. Five northern prisoners plan an unconventional escape by hijacking a hot air balloon. What...
La fuga in aerostato di un gruppo di prigionieri terminer sulle coste di un'isola sperduta nell'oceano pacifico. La permanenza sull'isola sar segnata da accadimenti e incontri misteriosi che ricollegano il romanzo a personaggi protagonisti dei precedenti romanzi dell'autore:...
"Are we going up again?" "No. On the contrary; we are going down " "Worse than that, Mr. Smith, we are falling " "For God's sake throw over all the ballast " "The last sack is empty " "And the balloon rises again?" "No " "I hear the splashing waves " "The sea is under us " "It...
L' le myst rieuse By Jules Verne