num_pages: 723
description: After hijacking a balloon from a Confederate camp, a band of five northern prisoners escapes the American Civil War. Seven thousand miles later, they drop from the clouds onto an uncharted volcanic island in the Pacific. Through teamwork, scientific knowledge, engineering, and perseverance, they endeavour to build a colony from scratch. But this island of abundant resources has its secrets. The castaways discover they are not alone. A shadowy, yet familiar, agent of their unfathomable fate is watching.What unfolds in Jules Verne’s imaginative marvel is both an enthralling mystery and the ultimate in survivalist adventures.
language: English
title: The Mysterious Island
titlecomplete: The Mysterious Island (Captain Nemo, #3)
characters: Nebuchadnezzar, Tom Ayrton, Cyrus Smith, Top, Herbert Brown, Gideon Spilett, Bonadventure Pencroff, Captain Nemo, Robert Grant, Bob Harvey, Jupiter
genres: French Literature, Novels, Science Fiction, Literature, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 52676
places: Tabor Island, Richmond, Virginia, Lincoln Island
series: Capitaine Nemo
publisher: Modern Library