The Mysterious Island - Shipwrecked in the Air
In the final months of the American Civil War five Northerners find themselves trapped in the Southern capital of Richmond. They conceive of a plan to escape with a balloon kept nearby.
However, not all goes as planned and as a powerful gale surprises them, their balloon veers off course by some thousands of miles and the five find themselves fighting desperately for their survival... (plot summary by Piotr Nater)
The present translation is by the American Stephen W. White. It first appeared in the Evening Telegraph of Philadelphia, PA and was later published as an Evening Telegraph Reprint Book (1876). According to Taves and Michaluk “Although more faithful than any other translation, this one has never been reprinted”. Still, there is still condensation and omission of some sections such as Verne's description of how a sawmill works. (taken from the Redactor's Note available at Project Gutenberg. ( Norman M. Wolcott) and Wikipedia)
"Shipwrecked in the Air", together with 2 subsequent volumes, "The Abandoned" and "The Secret of the Island", form "The Mysterious Island".
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Science Fiction
Language: English
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Play 01 | Chapter 01 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 02 | Chapter 02 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 03 | Chapter 03 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 04 | Chapter 04 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 05 | Chapter 05 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 06 | Chapter 06 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 07 | Chapter 07 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 08 | Chapter 08 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 09 | Chapter 09 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 10 | Chapter 10 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 11 | Chapter 11 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 12 | Chapter 12 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 13 | Chapter 13 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 14 | Chapter 14 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 17 | Chapter 17 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 18 | Chapter 18 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 19 | Chapter 19 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 20 | Chapter 20 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 21 | Chapter 21 | Piotr Nater |
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Play 22 | Chapter 22 | Piotr Nater |
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