Het Geheimzinnige Eiland by Jules Verne
"Het Geheimzinnige Eiland" by Jules Verne is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows a group of five characters who find themselves stranded on a mysterious island after an airship accident during a violent storm. Their survival is at stake as they navigate the challenges posed by both nature and their circumstances. At the start of the novel, a dramatic scene unfolds as the airship carrying the main
characters—Cyrus Smith, Gideon Spilett, Nab, Pencroff, and young Harbert—struggles against a fierce cyclone. The balloon does not rise as hoped, forcing them to jettison all cargo, including their supplies, in an attempt to stay airborne. After days of turmoil and uncertainty, they spot land and make a perilous descent, finally landing on an unfamiliar and desolate shore. Despite the chaos of their arrival, the opening suggests their impending adventure will combine elements of exploration and survival as they come together to face the unknown challenges of this new island. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Verne, Jules, 1828-1905 |
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| Translator | Keller, Gerard, 1829-1899 |
| Title |
Het Geheimzinnige Eiland De Luchtschipbreukelingen |
| Note | Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Note | Translation of: L'île mystérieuse |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Island Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_geheimzinnige_eiland |
| Credits |
Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ |
| Language | Dutch |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Science fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Castaways -- Fiction |
| Subject | Islands of the Pacific -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 20331 |
| Release Date | Jan 11, 2007 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 154 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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