The Mysterious Island (Silver Classics)
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4.2 • 18 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The book tells the adventures of five American prisoners of war on an uncharted island in the South Pacific. Begining in the American Civil War, as famine and death ravage the city of Richmond, Virginia, five...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The second title in Wesleyan's new Early Classics of Science Fiction series is Sidney Kravitz's translation (14 years in the making) of Jules Verne's castaway epic, The Mysterious Island. Like the new Modern Library edition (noted in Forecasts, Dec. 24), it boasts black-and-white illustrations and is unexpurgated; unlike it, this volume contains a Verne chronology and brief biography, endnotes, appendixes and information about previous translations.
Customer Reviews
The Mysterious Island
This book was amazing, I LOVE Science Fiction and Jules Vern, this is a great book
Wonderful
I legit love Jules Vern. This book was SO GOOD! I couldn’t put it down! What a mind he had to create such detailed stories..
Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
This book was excellent, holding my attention right until the surprising end. I can’t believe that I had never read it before. I am looking forward to reading all of this author’s books. Truly modern and insightful for it’s time.