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050 4 _aPQ
100 1 _aVerne, Jules,
_d1828-1905
245 1 4 _aThe secret of the island
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aEveryman's library, [no. 369]
500 _aTranslation attributed to W. H. G. Kingston, but actually by his wife, Agnes Kinloch Kingston.
500 _aTranslation of: Le secret de l'île, the third part of L'île mystérieuse.
500 _aRelease date is 2007-05-16
508 _aProduced by Nick Hodson of London, England
520 _a"The Secret of the Island" by Jules Verne, translated by W.H.G. Kingston, is a novel written in the late 19th century. It serves as a sequel to "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" and follows a group of British adventurers who find themselves stranded on an island in the Pacific after a ballooning expedition goes awry. The protagonists face threats from pirates and escaped convicts, all while uncovering the mysterious presence of the enigmatic Captain Nemo, who watches over them. The opening of the novel sets the scene over two and a half years after the castaways' arrival on Lincoln Island. As they have adapted to their isolated life, the sudden appearance of a vessel raises hopes and fears among the colonists. Led by Cyrus Harding, they debate the ship's intentions, with one character, Ayrton, recalling connections to a ship called the Duncan. Tensions escalate when they discover that the ship is not friendly; a black flag indicates it is a pirate vessel, heightening the urgency of their situation. The colonists must decide how to react to this new threat while defending their newfound home. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aCastaways -- Fiction
653 _aIslands of the Pacific -- Fiction
700 1 _aKingston, Agnes Kinloch,
_d1823-1913
830 0 _aEveryman's library, [no. 369]
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21489
999 _c62657
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