The Mysterious IslandEscapees from a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp are carried by the winds in their balloon to a mysterious island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, where they must struggle for survival. |
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Mysterious Island
Begins a little slowly and contains descriptive narrative to an extent that requires great patience on the reader's part. Stay with the author and be rewarded with another of his entertaining adventures. Recommended reading.
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| Title | The Mysterious Island Scribner illustrated classic |
| Author | Jules Verne |
| Illustrated by | Newell Convers Wyeth |
| Publisher | Scribner, 1920 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 8, 2006 |
| Length | 493 pages |
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