Dropped from the Clouds : The Mysterious Island (1/3)
by Jules Verne
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Part of the Mysterious Island trilogy, this novel features an all-male group of Americans who commandeer a balloon to escape from Civil War captivity. They are driven by a storm and land on a desert island'Tags
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Tras evadirse en globo de la guerra de Secesión, los cinco protagonistas naufragan en el mar y logran llegar a una isla que, en principio, parece desierta. Conforme el globo iba perdiendo altura y se acercaba a la superficie del mar, ellos arrojaban todas sus pertenencias, asà que cuando llegan a la isla cuentan únicamente con su habilidad para sobrevivir en la naturaleza.
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Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France. He wrote for the theater and worked briefly as a stockbroker. He is considered by many to be the father of science fiction. His most popular novels included Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and Around the World in Eighty Days. Several of his works show more have been adapted into movies and TV mini-series. In 1892, he was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in France. He died on March 24, 1905 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) Jules Verne (1828-1905) is the author of numerous adventure stories grounded in popularizations of science. (Publisher Provided) show less
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea / The Mysterious Island / Journey to the Center of the Earth / Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (indirect)
The Ultimate Science Fiction Collection: Volume 1 to 3 (80 Books) by Greatest Hits Series (indirect)
Den hemmelighedsfulde Ø [og] ; Det ¤sorte Indien : eneste af Jules Verne aut. danske Udg., forsynet med de originale franske Tegninger by Jules Verne (indirect)
Voyages extraordinaires in 2 volumes (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade) (French Edition) by Jules Verne (indirect)
International Collector's Library Classics 19 volumes: Crime & Punishment; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; Mysterious Island; Magic Mountain; Around the World in 80 Days; Count of Monte Cristo; Camille; Quo Vadis; Hunchback of Notre Dame; Nana; Scaramouche; Pinocchio; Fernande; War and Peace; The Egyptian; From the Earth to the Moon; Candide; Treasure of Sierra Madre; Siddhartha/Steppenwolf by Jules Verne (indirect)
The Ultimate Science Fiction Mega Collection: 24 of the Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time: A Journey to the Center of the Earth, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, John Carter of Mars Trilogy, The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, Frankenstein, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 3 Ray Bradbury Stories, Flatland, & More by Jules Verne (indirect)
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- Canonical title
- Dropped from the Clouds : The Mysterious Island (1/3) (1/3)
- Original title
- Les naufragés de l'air
- Original language
- French
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- Fiction and Literature, Science Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 848.8 — Literature & rhetoric French Literature French miscellaneous writings Later 19th century 1848–1900
- LCC
- PQ2469 .I433 .E55 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 19th century
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