Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
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A story of castaways, similar to Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson, this book details the escape
from Civil War-era Richmond, Virginia, of five Northern men who dared to go aloft in a balloon in the midst of
a hurricane. Deposited on a lonely island in the Pacific, they make do with Yankee ingenuity where Chance has
left them nothing. Only later do they find they have a hidden benefactor: Captain Nemo, of 20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea, who resides, alone, secretly on the island. In time, the tiny colony becomes so prospero...
from Civil War-era Richmond, Virginia, of five Northern men who dared to go aloft in a balloon in the midst of
a hurricane. Deposited on a lonely island in the Pacific, they make do with Yankee ingenuity where Chance has
left them nothing. Only later do they find they have a hidden benefactor: Captain Nemo, of 20,000 Leagues
Under the Sea, who resides, alone, secretly on the island. In time, the tiny colony becomes so prospero...
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