The Mysterious Island - (Extraordinary Voyages) by Jules Verne (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Now repackaged--the classic fable of men facing the forces of nature. Armed with only courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escape the siege of Richmond, Virginia, in a hot-air balloon. Swept off course by a raging storm, they land on the shores of an uncharted island. Reissue.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>With little more than courage and ingenuity, five Union prisoners escaped the siege of Richmond-by hot-air balloon. They have no idea if they'll ever see civilization again-especially when they're swept off by a raging storm to the shores of an uncharted island.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived." --<b>Arthur C. Clarke</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Jules Verne, born at Nantes, France, in 1828, of legal and seafaring stock, was the author of innumerable adventure stories that combined a vivid imagination with a gift for popularizing science. Although he studied law at Paris, he devoted his life entirely to writing. His most popular stories, besides <i>20,000 Leagues Under the Sea</i> (1870), include: <i>Five Weeks in a Balloon</i> (1863), <i>Journey to the Center of the Earth</i> (1864), <i>A Trip to the Moon</i> (1865), <i>Around the World in Eighty Days</i> (1872), and <i>Michael Strogoff</i> (1876). In addition, he was the author of a number of successful plays, as well as a popular history of exploration from Phoenician times to the mid-nineteenth century, <i>The Discovery of the Earth</i> (1878-80). After a long and active career in literature, Jules Verne died at Amiens, France, in 1905.<br>Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.
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