| The Mysterious Island Contributor(s): Verne, Jules (Author), Stump, Jordan (Translator), Carr, Caleb (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812972120 ISBN-13: 9780812972122 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $7.64 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: April 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, "The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy, blissfully readable translation by Stump" ("Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the island's secret. "From the Trade Paperback edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 410 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 4.22" W x 6.88" (0.79 lbs) 768 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based on the true story of Alexander Selkirk, who survived alone for almost five years on an uninhabited island off the coast of Chile, The Mysterious Island is considered by many to be Jules Verne's masterpiece. "Wide-eyed mid-nineteenth-century humanistic optimism in a breezy, blissfully readable translation by Stump" (Kirkus Reviews), here is the enthralling tale of five men and a dog who land in a balloon on a faraway, fantastic island of bewildering goings-on and their struggle to survive as they uncover the island's secret. |