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, blissfully readable translation by Stump� (Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the island�s secret.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Authors
Jules Verne
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2004-04-27
- Publisher: Modern Library
- Format: Mass Market Paperback
- ISBN: 9780812972122
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