The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies : (Sometimes Called The Child of the Cavern)
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Translation of Les indes-noirs Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Child_of_the_Cavern Release date is 1998-06-01
Judy Boss and David Widger Judy Boss and David Widger
"The Underground City; Or, The Black Indies" by Jules Verne is a novel serialized in 1877. When mining engineer James Starr receives a mysterious letter from a former colleague, he returns to the supposedly exhausted Aberfoyle coal mine in Scotland. There he discovers the Ford family living deep underground, guarding a secret discovery that will revitalize the entire community. But strange, unexplained events begin plaguing the miners, and young Harry Ford's exploration of the caverns reveals a mysterious orphan girl who may hold the key to these supernatural occurrences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Coal mines and mining -- Fiction Scotland -- Fiction Adventure stories Fantasy fiction, French -- Translations into English Civilization, Subterranean -- Fiction Imaginary places