Mysterious Island E-book
Author: Jules Verne
Genre: Children Stories, Enigma, Literature, Wonder
Verne, Jules (1828-1905) - French novelist known as "the man who invented
the future." He created a unique blend of science and adventure in his very
popular and scientifically prophetic stories. A precursor of modern science
fiction, he influenced the work of H.G. Wells, among others.
The Mysterious Island (1870) - Captain Cyrus Harding and a crew of escaped
Union prisoners flee Confederate Richmond in a balloon, only to be swept
away to a remote island that is watched over by a benevolent being.
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